My Contemporaries In Fiction

"My Contemporaries In Fiction" by David Christie Murray is a compilation of critical essays assessing the literary scene of the late 1800s. Murray analyzes the works of well-known authors like Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy, and Rudyard Kipling, hoping to give readers a better understanding of fiction during that time. Murray shares his opinions on these writers, looking at how their books affected people and what he thought of the quality of their writing. He starts by expressing concern that critics of his time were too quick to praise average writers while not fully appreciating talented writers like Dickens. Murray discusses his role as a writer and critic, assuring readers that he's committed to fair and honest reviews of literature with the hopes of making the field more respectable.