Literature: history & criticism books

""Tendencies of Modern English Drama"" is a comprehensive critical survey of the evolution and direction of British...  Read More >>

""Tennyson"" by Hugh I'Anson Fausset is a profound and insightful biographical study of one of the most significant...  Read More >>

""Their Hour Upon the Stage"" is a refined collection of dramatic criticism by the celebrated English critic James...  Read More >>

""Thomas Hardy of the Wessex Novels: An Essay & Biographical Note"" offers an insightful exploration into the life...  Read More >>

In The Third Part of King Henry VI, Shakespeare brings the story of Henry's reign and eventual fall to Richard,...  Read More >>

""The Theatre in Life"" is a profound exploration of the intersection between dramatic performance and everyday...  Read More >>

""Tennyson and Browning"" offers a compelling comparative study of two of the most significant figures in Victorian...  Read More >>

""The Cycle of Modern Poetry"" is a compelling collection of essays by G. R. Elliott that seeks to diagnose and...  Read More >>

""This Book-Collecting Game"" is an engaging and erudite exploration of the world of bibliomania and the pursuit...  Read More >>

""Theodore Hook and His Novels"" provides a comprehensive scholarly examination of one of the most celebrated and...  Read More >>

""That Man Heine"" is a compelling and insightful biography of Heinrich Heine, one of the most significant and controversial...  Read More >>

This book is written from the standpoint of 1919. The time has not yet come for telling how the Russian Church met...  Read More >>

""Three Essays"" is a compelling collection of intellectual explorations by Thomas Mann, offering a deep dive into...  Read More >>

""Thomas Burke (Essays of to-Day and Yesterday)"" offers a curated selection of the evocative prose and sharp observations...  Read More >>

""The Cena Trimalchionis of Petronius"" represents one of the...  Read More >>

""MRS Fisher or the Future of Humour"" is a sharp and provocative exploration into the shifting landscape of comedy...  Read More >>

""Language, Literature and Life"" is a comprehensive exploration of the intersection between linguistic mastery,...  Read More >>

""Modern French Verse"" is a curated anthology that provides an essential overview of the evolution and artistic...  Read More >>

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and...  Read More >>

Reputations shift with the generations. Once a best-selling novelist, and remarkably prolific in what was a relatively...  Read More >>

""More English Diaries"" is a scholarly yet accessible exploration of the art and history of diary-keeping in England....  Read More >>

""Letters of William Cowper"" offers a profound and intimate look into the life of one of the 18th century's most...  Read More >>

""Index to Contemporary Biography and Criticism"" serves as a vital research tool designed to guide students, librarians,...  Read More >>

""Les Cahiers Marcel Proust 2 - Répertoire des personnages de À la recherche du temps perdu"" constitue un outil...  Read More >>

""Letters From George Moore to Ed. Dujardin 1886-1992"" offers an intimate and illuminating glimpse into the lifelong...  Read More >>