Literary Theory

It should have been a beautiful moment between a man and his dog. Philip Womack made a quip about Cerberus, the three-headed hell-hound, but for Una, the beloved lurcher, it...

Seventeen novels spanning continents, decades, and the full sweep of human emotion — this is the kind of collection that keeps the bedside table stacked for months. From Jodi Picoult's...

GRAB A BUMPER, FORGET YOUR FANTEEGS, AND ROAM AT A FOOT-PACE THROUGH THE TWISTY ALLEYWAYS OF THE VICTORIAN VERNACULAR!What larks! Dive into the world of literature's ultimate wordsmith, Charles Dickens,...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: Remainder markThe scholarly work The Art Of French Fiction presents a comprehensive critical analysis of the French...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis authoritative volume, The Cambridge Guide To Women's Writing In English, presents a comprehensive...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis insightful biography, Jane Austen: A Celebration Of Her Life And Work, chronicles the remarkable life and enduring literary legacy...

In 1935, while Virginia Woolf was alive and building her career as a woman writer, Ruth Gruber published a seminal essay on the novelist that is now seen as the...

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Deciding what to read next when you've just finished an unputdownable novel can be a daunting task. The Bloomsbury Good Reading Guide features hundreds of authors and thousands of titles,...

The enormous popular appeal of Philip Larkin's poetry has long been established; but oddly little is known to his admiring public about the personality behind the work.The Selected Letters will...

This annotated edition attempts to provide the background necessary for a fuller appreciation of Joseph Furphy's classic novel by illuminating social and historical details, by providing the context (often ironical)...

Discover over 300 seasonal book recommendations in the ultimate reading list for book lovers everywhere. ----- 'I will be giving this book to everyone I know' - Elizabeth Day 'Francesca...

Throughout the ages, writers have created an astonishing diversity of imaginary places, worlds of enchantment, horror and delight. This guidebook takes the reader on a tour of more than 1200...

This tribute to Frank Moorhouse by the Friends of the National Library includes exerpts from his work and an oral history interview recorded some years ago. There are essays by...

David Lan evokes a unique theatre of life. Sometimes hilarious, always deeply felt we travel with him to Peter Brook's Paris, to Chekhov's Yalta, to Lithuania in search of his...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThis compelling biography illuminates the multifaceted life and enduring legacy of George Bernard Shaw, one of the twentieth century's most...

Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Small splotch on FEP, otherwise fineFrederick J. Stopp's Evelyn Waugh: Portrait Of An Artist presents a...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsWho's Who In George Eliot presents a comprehensive guide to the intricate world crafted by the celebrated Victorian novelist. This...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsThis compelling biography chronicles the tumultuous American tours of the celebrated Welsh poet, Dylan Thomas. John Malcolm Brinnin,...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsAustralasian Literary Criticism by Grahame Johnston presents a comprehensive analysis of the critical discourse surrounding Australian literature. This scholarly work...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerEnglish Novelists presents a discerning overview of the rich tradition of English fiction, offering incisive commentary on the...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: No markingsRoger Sherman Loomis's The Development Of Arthurian Romance presents a meticulous academic study of...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis volume presents the incisive and often satirical verse of one of Australia's most...

This comprehensive guide to literature in English is a source to the vast heritage of literature in the English language throughout the world. It ranges from Britain and Ireland to...

Every generation rediscovers Jane Austen with a renewed passion for her timeless stories of romance, family relations, and foibles of human nature. Today she is more popular than ever. Natalie...

Fanny Burney (1752-1840) is best known as the author of EVELINA, one of the most engaging novels of the eighteenth century. But for much of her long life, she was...

'Dazzling...full of special delights. Harman excels in the vivid presentation of scenes, the selection of detail...[a] marvellous and beautifully written book.' Elspeth Barker, Independent on Sunday At the age of...

Travel in Africa,the English aristocracy,the bungling and courage of military life,post 1945 America, all these are favourable sites for the diaries of one of the harshest and funniest English novelists...

Discover over 300 seasonal book recommendations in the ultimate reading list for book lovers everywhere. ----- 'I will be giving this book to everyone I know' - Elizabeth Day 'Francesca...

Oaths were ubiquitous rituals in ancient Athenian legal, commercial, civic and international spheres. Their importance is reflected by the fact that much of surviving Greek drama features a formal oath...

A compelling intellectual biography of Stalin told through his personal library "[A] fascinating new study."-Michael O'Donnell, Wall Street Journal In this engaging life of the twentieth century's most self-consciously learned...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsThirty Years With G.B.S. chronicles an intimate, decades-long association with the towering literary figure, George Bernard Shaw. This compelling memoir...

Cats and writers are a match made in book heaven. Cats share a tendency to be introverts, as are many writers. Both enjoy basking in the sun and solitude (when...

'Hemingway's world was close and uncomfortable and itchy and sweaty and frequently exhausting . . . This stuff was too good to be wasted on school exams. I must be...

The wonder of birds has charmed and inspired poets down the centuries and across the globe. From Shakespeare's 'feathr'd king' to Ted Hughes 'butterfly lightness', of swifts, this is a...

J.R.R. Tolkien's THE LORD OF THE RINGS , THE HOBBIT and THE SILMARILLION are some of the greatest tales of good versus evil ever told. From the creation of Arda...

Two beloved and esteemed poets have collaborated on this intimate and useful anthology illuminating the history, practice, and wonder of our most elusive art. Intended for all those who love...

Ideas in Profile: Small Introductions to Big Topics At the heart of criticism lies one question: What do you think of it? Every time we comment on an artefact, whether...

Edition: 2nd pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA profound work of contemporary fiction, The Topeka School immerses readers in the intricate world of Adam Gordon,...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsThis collection of incisive essays, The Metropolitan Critic, presents Clive James's sharp and often humorous observations on the...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsForm & Ideology In Crime Fiction presents a rigorous academic examination of the crime genre. Stephen Knight uncovers the intricate...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerAngus Wilson's Emile Zola: An Introductory Study Of His Novels presents a penetrating analysis of the renowned French naturalist's literary...

This guide to the world of great writers is a classic text for everyone interested in literature through the ages. Each of the 389 writers featured has a fully illu...

Recounted almost word for word by Wilde hims elf, Juliet Gardiner provides the reader with extracts from his extensive literary portfolio both written and spoken, in private and in public,...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed , price clippedMarkings: No markingsLetters To Macmillan presents a fascinating collection of correspondence, offering a unique window into the inner workings of...