And the action is picking up ( )

Over the past few weeks I have read chapters (or installments) 4 through 8 of Julian Fellowes BELGRAVIA.
Chapter 4 - At home in Belgrave Square
Chapter 5 - The assignation
Chapter 6 - A spy in our midst
Chapter 7 - A man of business
Chapter 8 - An income for life
As I wrote in a previous review, BELGRAVIA is a quiet, detailed story set in 1840s England and revolves around a secret. The story is set against the backdrop of British society and manners.
Chapters 4 through 8 reveal an emerging clash between the established, entrenched society and the ‘new rich/nouveau riche’ upstarts. There is also an evolving tension between upstairs and downstairs attitudes and responsibilities and expectations. I find these to be very interesting threads and they certainly reflect the society of the period.
I am eagerly awaiting chapters 9, 10, and 11 and I have enjoyed the serialization of the novel more than I originally thought I would.
I know this serialization idea was not a novel one (excuse me), but it isn’t used much (if at all) currently.
A bit of quick research on Wikipedia informed me that “In literature, a serial is a printed format by which a single, larger work, often a work of narrative fiction, is published in sequential installments.”
Serialization was very popular in Britain’s Victorian era.
Serialization has examples in Britain, France, the U.S., Russia and China.
In 1836, Dickens’ THE PICKWICK PAPERS established the popularity and viability of this format. Thackeray, Wilkie Collins and Arthur Conan Doyle all published serializations.
In the U.S., Harriet Beecher Stowe used this publishing method. UNCLE TOM’S CABIN was published over a 40 week period by The National Era.
I found out that BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES by Tom Wolfe ran in 27 parts in Rolling Stone and that Stephen King has used the internet as a venue for serialization.
Excuse me for prattling on, but I became very interested in this literary format. (Thank you Wikipedia for providing me with so much info.)
I find BELGRAVIA to be a serialization most readable, most affordable, most entertaining and interesting. The plot points are firmly established and tension is upheld throughout. I will be sorry when BELGRAVIA concludes with Chapter 11. ( )