Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers books

Natural Disasters and Victorian Empire looks at the relationship between epidemics and famines in south Asia and...  Read More >>

This book takes a fresh look at childhood in Dickens' works and in Victorian science and culture more generally....  Read More >>

This book examines the deeply divided terrain of the twentieth century city and its formative impact on narrative...  Read More >>

This edited book provides a unique opportunity for international scholars to contribute to the exploration of liminality...  Read More >>

First critical study of prize-winning French author Marie NDiaye.  Read More >>

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SECRETS OF INFERNO is a reader's guide to the journey Dan Brown took us all on in INFERNO. The book gives readers...  Read More >>

This book offers a unique analysis of the wide-ranging responses of British novelists to the East-West conflict....  Read More >>

In ranging across multiple contexts, generations, and genres, the book maps a syncretic and flexible approach to...  Read More >>

In ranging across multiple contexts, generations, and genres, the book maps a syncretic and flexible approach to...  Read More >>

Mark Twain utilized a unique literary device throughout his fiction by routinely omitting or suspending crucial...  Read More >>

SARGASSO: The Journal of William Hope Hodgson Studies Issue #1 is here! Includes an outstanding selection of essays,...  Read More >>

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Socialism in late Victorian and Edwardian Britain was a highly literate movement. Every socialist group produced...  Read More >>

From the author of the new BIG BOOK OF CHRISTIAN MYSTICISM comes an engaging look at how the principles and practices...  Read More >>

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Three recent and commercially successful series of novels employ and adapt the resources of popular fantasy fiction...  Read More >>

Hans Christian Andersen had every right to think of this life as a fairy tale. He came from the lowest strata of...  Read More >>

This legendary writer allows us into his inner circle, sharing special memories and moments from his friendships,...  Read More >>

This collection offers a fresh approach to the work of Cormac McCarthy, one of the most important contemporary American...  Read More >>

This book situates the picturebook genre within the widespread international phenomenon of crossover literature,...  Read More >>

First published in 1952, this book examines the history of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels and the various changes...  Read More >>

First published in 1949, this book presents an extensive study of the mind and art of Proust. The text offers a...  Read More >>

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