Hochman, Barbara, The Art of Frank Norris, Storyteller, University of Missouri Press, 1988.
Hochman's area of expertise is the age of American
Realism: here she drives home Norris' importance to
the development of American literature.
Hussman, Lawrence E., Harbringers of a Century: The Novels of Frank Norris, Modern American Literature series, Vol. 21, Peter Lang Publishing Company, 1999.
This major new work examines Norris' philosophy,
especially as it regards materialism, and puts his
thoughts into the context of the facts of his life.
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