Chapter Four. THE NOVEL AS MIRROR OF NATIONAL CHARACTER 48

GREAT BRITAIN: A SELF-PORTRAIT 48 Peaceful Change in the Political Realm 48 The Fruits of Imperialism 50

THE UNITED STATES: A SELF-PORTRAIT 51 Forces of Corruption 52 The American Idealist 53 Responsibility at Home and Abroad 53

ITALY: A SELF-PORTRAIT 55

SPAIN: AN AMERICAN PORTRAIT 57

GREECE: AN AMERICAN PORTRAIT 58

FRANCE: A COMPOSITE PORTRAIT 58

RUSSIA: A COMPOSITE PORTRAIT 59

UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA: A SELF-PORTRAIT 61

GERMANY: A SELF-PORTRAIT 61