I rarely fail to remember my first encounter with a book—it usually becomes merged with the story of the book itself—so it is disconcerting to me to realize ...
Vanessa Smith
Vanessa Smith is a professor of English at the University of Sydney. Her most recent books are Intimate Strangers (2010) and, as coeditor, Mutiny and Aftermath (2013). Her current research uses object relations theory to think about aspects of the Victorian novel such as Realism, minor character, and Bildung. 
