A very personal guide to the best novels ever written, and why they matterAs the annual flood of published novels grows ever greater, it’s a hard a job to keep up, let alone sort the wheat from the ch
Literature suffers from appearing both deceptively easy and dauntingly difficult. We all like to think we can read a novel and understand what 'genre', 'style' and 'narrative' mean, but do we really u
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. What adventures would Heidi hav
A searingly honest memoir of life, policing and falling apart 'Every contact leaves a trace' John Sutherland joined the Met in 1992, having dreamed of being a police officer since his teens. Rising qu
Was Rochester a murderer? Did the Reverend Bronte carry a loaded pistol? What,precisely, does Wuthering’ mean? Did the Brontes all have tiny feet?To celebrate the bicentenary of Charlotte Bronte’s bir
John Sutherland, one of Britain''s most celebrated professors of English literature, is here to test, stretch, amuse and instruct you with his definitive quiz on all things grammatical. This is neithe
An acclaimed scholar selects 294 writers whose works illustrate the best of every kind of fiction--from gothic and penny dreadful to fantasy and romance--and provides a biographical sketch of each wit
How Literature Works is an indispensable book for any reader seeking a greater appreciation of their favorite novel, poem, or play. It offers a lively and straightforward guide to literary thinking.
