English realist fiction failed to appeal to colonial Indian readers

Evidence

It also soon became clear that the dominant themes in English realist fiction did not appeal in India, the largest colonial market, as they did not reflect the realities of Indian readers. Instead these readers favoured fiction that emphasised themes like moral virtue, struggle, oppression and liberation; most strikingly the novels of George W. M. Reynolds, many of which centred around social injustice in nineteenth-century London. — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 638

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 638
• XREF: connects to: Transparent realist form cannot escape the reader’s prevailing prejudices; Imperial language instruction did not guarantee colonized people entry into the imperial nation; Romanticism projected an exotic Orientalist fantasy rather than accurate knowledge — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 89 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Imperial language instruction did not guarantee colonized people entry into the imperial nation #corroborates (0.60)
• Transparent realist form cannot escape the reader’s prevailing prejudices #expands (0.55)
• Romanticism projected an exotic Orientalist fantasy rather than accurate knowledge #qualifies (0.40) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 89