British colonialism provided a rich vein of material for the novelists of the first half of the 20th century. This study, originally published in 1968, looks at five writers and their reaction to the Empire: Rudyard Kipling, E. M. Forster, Joseph Conrad, Joyce Cary and Graham Greene. 'His chapters on Forster and Conrad are original and accomplished.' M. M. Mahood, Research in African Literatures 'His work is a major contribution to our knowledge of British fiction and the colonial experience.' Bruce E. Teets, Central Washington State College, USA. '?the critique of Forster by Meyers?. (is) among the most valuable we have.' Frederick P. W. McDowell, English Literature in Transition, 1880-1920 .