Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers books

While reviews of Hardy’s later novels typically split between conservative disapproval and progressive acclaim,...  Read More >>

Traces Nin’s creative process inclusive of psyche, language, the body and aesthetics derived from Nin’s life experiences....  Read More >>

In this ground-breaking study Saggini explores the relationship between the late eighteenth-century novel and the...  Read More >>

Christopher J. Knight’s Penelope Fitzgerald and the Consolation of Fiction is a study of the British author Penelope...  Read More >>

Based on close readings of five Victorian novels, Hallum presents an original study of the interaction between popular...  Read More >>

This interdisciplinary book sets a new agenda for international scholarship on Macaulay, and reformulates contemporary...  Read More >>

Bringing together superhero scholars from a range of disciplines, alongside key industry figures, The Superhero...  Read More >>

What made the San Diego Comic-Con a Hollywood destination? How does the industry's presence at Comic-Con shape our...  Read More >>

Acclaimed worldwide for his extraordinary crime novels, Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Lawrence Block is...  Read More >>

A limited edition of Carroll's classic tale, stunningly illustrated by Iassen Ghiuselev.  Read More >>

Author of Motherless Brooklyn and The Fortress of Solitude, Jonathan Lethem is one of the most celebrated and significant...  Read More >>

From the ghosts which reside in Midlands council houses in Every Day is Mother’s Day to the resurrected historical...  Read More >>

What do we mean when we say that a novel's conclusion ""feels right""? How did feeling, form, and the sense of right...  Read More >>

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The essays in this collection research the historical significance of her many geographical references and suggest...  Read More >>

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The study focuses on how branding established important assumptions about Wilde and his work in his own mind and...  Read More >>

Scott's Books is an approachable introduction to the Waverley Novels. It will be of interest to those studying Scottish...  Read More >>

Acclaimed worldwide for his extraordinary crime novels, Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Lawrence Block is...  Read More >>

Acclaimed worldwide for his extraordinary crime novels, Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Lawrence Block is...  Read More >>

This book is a study of the short story, one of the widest taught genres in English literature, from an innovative...  Read More >>

This collection of essays by leading scholars insists on a larger recognition of the importance and diversity of...  Read More >>

Lucian and His Roman Voices examines cultural exchanges, political propaganda, and religious conflicts in the Early...  Read More >>

This interdisciplinary collection explores the rich and long-standing relationship between war and the Gothic. From...  Read More >>