Abstract
Scholars of nineteenth-century popular culture face an overabundance of material, much of it repetitive and, dare I say, boring. Relentless punning, barely comprehensible topical allusions, distasteful racial stereotypes, and rigid gender behavior characterize popular fiction, the theatre, and even the news in the cheap weekly and monthly periodicals. More than thirty years ago, Richard Altick, Louis James, and Margaret Dalziel pioneered the study of popular culture, arguing that, in spite of these obvious weaknesses, best-selling publications were well worth the labor of retrieval. The study of Victorian periodicals remains indispensable for anyone interested in understanding the daily, ordinary world of the nineteenth century, but in recent years the sheer quantity of material that must be assimilated has been a daunting barrier to all but the most assiduous student. This book may be a sign of change; a clear theoretical perspective and carefully selected examples bring to light the engaging visual and written world of the Illustrated London News for a new generation.
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