Howells and the Age of Realism (1954) by Everett Carter explores the role of author and critic William Dean Howells in shaping the Realism movement within American literature.

Kate Chopin stands out as a key figure in nineteenth-century realist fiction. Her renowned novel, The Awakening (1899), delves into a woman's journey of self-discovery and awakening sexuality in the Southern United States.

Introduction to Russian Realism (1965) by Ernest J. Simmons compiles essays on Realism in Russian literature, featuring works on Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and Chekhov.

The Alienation of Reason: A History of Positivist Thought (1968) by Leszek Kolakowski chronicles the history of positivism in nineteenth-century philosophy. Positivism significantly influenced the literary Realism movement.

Mark Twain, the pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, was a trailblazer in employing realistic speech patterns, particularly through dialect. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer’s Comrade (1884) exemplify his use of dialectical language.

Romanticism and Realism: The Mythology of Nineteenth-Century Art (1984) by Charles Rosen and Henri Zerner examines the interplay between Romanticism and Realism in nineteenth-century art.

“Middlemarch”: A Novel of Reform (1988) by Bert G. Hornback analyzes the political and social perspectives depicted in George Eliot’s realist classic Middlemarch.

“War and Peace”: Tolstoy’s Mirror of the World (1995) by Rimvydas Silbajoris offers a critical examination of Tolstoy’s War and Peace.