The tragic comedians seven modern British novelists - Hall, James 1917- (Bloomington Indiana University Press, 1963)
Some premises.--Family reunions: E. M. Forster.--The appeal to grandfathers: Aldous Huxley.--Stylized rebellion: Evelyn Waugh.--Paradoxes of pleasure-and-pain: Henry Green.--Directed restlessness: Joyce Cary.--The unconfident confidence man.--Games of apprehension: L. P. Hartley.--The uses of polite surprise: Anthony Powell.--A summary history.
Includes bibliography.
Keywords: English fiction -- History and criticism. -- 20th century