Sacred Tears : sentimentality in Victorian literature - KAPLAN, Fred. (Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 1987)
Includes index.
Keywords: Dickens Charles, 1812-1870 -- Criticism and interpretations; Thackeray William Makepeace, 1811-1863 -- Criticism and interpretations; Carlyle Thomas, 1795-1881 -- Criticism and interpretations; English literature -- History and criticism -- 19th century; Sentimentalism in literature; Crying in literature; Ethics in literature