Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers books

Alfred Bester's classic short stories and the canonical novel The Stars My Destination made him a science fiction...  Read More >>

Explores the best-selling futuristic suspense series In Death, written by romance legend Nora Roberts under the...  Read More >>

The first part of this book analyzes Conrad’s first novel, Almayer’s Folly, and four of his greatest works: Lord...  Read More >>

Margaret Oliphant (1828-97) had a prolific literary career that spanned almost fifty years. She wrote some 98 novels,...  Read More >>

Using close readings from Sense and Sensibility, Mrs Dalloway, Emma, The Waves, Persuasion and The Years, this bookdemonstrates...  Read More >>

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Becoming Fiction: Reassessing Atheism in Dürrenmatt’s Stoffe sets forth a clarification of the importance of Friedrich...  Read More >>

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A major new work on the life of Charlotte Bronte and her most famous novel, Jane Eyre  Read More >>

The Republic of Ireland left the British Commonwealth in 1949. It was traditionally overlooked by developing trends...  Read More >>

This book shows how the Brontes writings engage with the major issues which dominate twentieth century theoretical...  Read More >>

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Alfred Bester's classic short stories and the canonical novel The Stars My Destination made him a science fiction...  Read More >>

The essays in Visionary of the Word bring together the latest scholarship on Herman Melville's treatment of religion...  Read More >>

The defining battles from the history of Middle-earth are presented in a single, entertaining volume. The history...  Read More >>

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John Ruskin had an extraordinary ability to bring together aesthetics, religion, ecology, and social issues in a...  Read More >>

Remaps the discussion on gender and the nation in South Asia through a close study of the domestic novel as a literary...  Read More >>

The essays in Visionary of the Word bring together the latest scholarship on Herman Melville's treatment of religion...  Read More >>

The book concludes with an examination of Austen fandom based on an online survey conducted by the author, which...  Read More >>

Gerrit Haas re-theorises the peculiar textual conduct of ficto/critical writing, which inextricably intersects fictional...  Read More >>

The novels of Australia's Nobel Laureate Patrick White (1912-1990) are a persistent commentary on Nietzsche's proclamation...  Read More >>

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