The 19th century brought an explosion of literary journals that serialized novels, and cheaper book production.

FORBES: Picture This

Both the Broadway and the off-Broadway production try to substantiate an unpromising bit of literary fluff, highlighting the poem's stale stereotypes and its lack of plotting.

ECONOMIST: Retreading the boards

The production of short easy-read novelettes, he says, has been encouraged by discredited literary prizes, whose juries seldom rotate.

ECONOMIST: The great French novel has all but vanished