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50 Literature Ideas You Really Need to Know by John Sutherland
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Category: Writing | Series: 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know Ser.
In a series of 50 accessible essays, John Sutherland introduces and explains the important forms, concepts, themes and movements in literature, drawing on insights and examples from both classic and popular works. From postmodernism to postcolonialism, William Shakespeare to Jane Austen, 50 Literatu ...Show more
A Little History of Literature by John Sutherland
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Category: Literature | Series: Little Histories Ser.
This 'little history' takes on a very big subject: the glorious span of literature from Greek myth to graphic novels, from The Epic of Gilgamesh to Harry Potter. John Sutherland is perfectly suited to the task. He has researched, taught, and written on virtually every area of literature, and his infecti ...Show more
Frankenstein's Brain - Puzzles and Conundrums in Mary Shelley's Monstrous Masterpiece by John Sutherland
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Category: Writing
Literary sleuth John Sutherland takes a quirky journey through the lesser-known byways of Mary Shelley's masterpiece.
How to be Well Read by John Sutherland
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Category: Writing
A guide to the best novels ever written, and why they matter In the course of over 500 wittily informative pieces, John Sutherland gives us his own take on the most rewarding, most remarkable and, on occasion, most shamelessly enjoyable works of fiction ever written. It is the perfect reading list for e ...Show more
Literary Landscapes: Charting the Topography of Classic Literature by JOHN SUTHERLAND (ed)
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Category: Writing
Some stories couldn't happen just anywhere or any time - often the scenery , landscape or era is as central to the tale as any character- and just as easily recognised. Wh at adventures would Heidi have had without her mountain neighbours? W ould Jim Hawkins have experienced such an adventure had he not ...Show more
Monica Jones, Philip Larkin and Me - Her Life and Lng Loves by John Sutherland
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Category: Biography
'A brilliant biography - John Sutherland has brought Monica Jones to life as she deserves.' Claire Tomalin'Eye-opening... in this account [Monica Jones] comes alive.' The Sunday TimesMonica Jones was Philip Larkin's partner for more than four decades, and was arguably the most important woman in his lif ...Show more
Monica Jones, Philip Larkin and Me - Her Life and Long Loves by John Sutherland
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Category: Biography
'A brilliant biography - John Sutherland has brought Monica Jones to life as she deserves.' Claire Tomalin'I couldn't put it down. Vivid and penetrating, it's a brilliant portrait of a confounding, complex woman.' Cressida ConnollyMonica Jones was Philip Larkin's partner for more than four decades, and ...Show more
Orwell's Nose: A Pathological Biography by John Sutherland
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Category: Biography
Some time ago, John Sutherland permanently lost his sense of smell. At about the same time he embarked on a re-reading of George Orwell's works, and his lack of olfactory sense cast an entirely new light on the re-evaluation. What he now noticed was just how acutely attuned to scent Orwell was: rich des ...Show more
The History of Mr Polly by John Sutherland, H.G. Wells
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Category: Classics
The History of Mr. Polly is a 1910 comic novel by H. G. Wells.
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