Chapter - I
Literary Evolution (Introduction)  1 - 18

Chapter - II
Historical Narration   (Illywhacker)  19 - 66

Chapter - III
Exploring Australian Self Consciousness (Oscar and Lucinda)  67 - 109

Chapter - IV
Great Expectations   (Jack Maggs) 110 - 134

Chapter - V
The Critical Redemption 135 - 182

Bibliography 183 – 187