Male Models: Fatherhood and Gentleman-Making in the Victorian Bildungsroman Victoria Clarke, School of English, School of History, University of Leeds en14vjc@leeds.ac.uk Access PDF Marianne Hirsch identifies several classifications for the Victorian Bildungsroman, or ‘novel of formation’: a linear narrative blending biography with social commentary – the youthful protagonist learning the ropes – and culminating in the reconciliation of the self …