Robert L. Selig has discussed running themes of alienation and the motif of money in the novel. [4] José Mª Díaz Lage has discussed the different characters and their particular literary production modes in the era's historical context.[5] Stephen E. Severn has posited on how culturally conservative thinking informs the ultimate fates of various characters in the narrative.[6] Richard Menke has analysed the historical undercurrent of the transition of the paper industry from rag paper to larger-scale paper production from wood pulp and harvested esparto grass, with consequent environmental destruction.[7] Michael Collie has analysed Gissing's changes to the novel for the eventual French translation.[2]
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