The article explores the book "Narrative Concepts in the Study of Eighteenth-Century Literature" edited by Liisa Steinby and Aino Makikalli which relish the mainstreaming of narratology. Topics discussed include overview of Michael McKeon's opening chapter "The Eighteenth-Century Challenge to Narrative Theory," and information on Monika Fludernik's essay "Perspective and Focalization in Eighteenth-Century Descriptions."