Author: Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 1288
Book Description
Imprint
Author: National Union Catalog
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature
Author: David Scott KastanPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199725314
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 2656
Book Description
From folk ballads to film scripts, this new five-volume encyclopedia covers the entire history of British literature from the seventh century to the present, focusing on the writers and the major texts of what are now the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. In five hundred substantial essays written by major scholars, the Encyclopedia of British Literature includes biographies of nearly four hundred individual authors and a hundred topical essays with detailed analyses of particular themes, movements, genres, and institutions whose impact upon the writing or the reading of literature was significant. An ideal companion to The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature, this set will prove invaluable for students, scholars, and general readers. For more information, including a complete table of contents and list of contributors, please visit www.oup.com/us/ebl
Union Catalog of Foreign Books Acquired by 49 Libraries in Japan
Author: Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan (Japan)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
Ashenden
Author: William Somerset MaughamPublisher: Amereon Limited
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Fact is a poor story-teller as Maugham reminds us. Fact starts a story at random, rambles on inconsequently and tails off , leaving loose ends, without a conclusion. It works up to an interesting situation, has no sense of climax and whittles away its dramatic effects in irrelevance. While some novelists believe this is a proper model for fiction, Maugham believes that fiction should not seek to copy life, but instead choose from life what is curious, telling, and dramatic, but keep to it closely enough not to shock the reader into disbelief. In short, fiction should excite, interest, and absorb the reader. Ashenden: The British Agent is founded on Maugham's experiences in the English Intelligence Department during World War I, but rearranged for the purposes of fiction. This fascinating book contains the most expert stories of espionage ever written. For a period of time after it was first published the book became official required reading for persons entering the secret service. The plot follows the imaginary John Ashenden who during World War I is a spy for British Intelligence. He is sent first to Geneva and later to Russia. Instead of one story from start to finish, the chapters contain individual stories involving many different characters. All of the people whom Ashenden meet during his travels have their own reason for being involved in the spy game, and each are more complex than they first look
Complete Short Stories: The world over. 1st ed
Author: William Somerset MaughamPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
Catalog
Author: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Library. Rare Book RoomPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rare books
Languages : en
Pages : 824
Book Description
The Listener
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Category : Radio addresses, debates, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 1184
Book Description
Bookseller and the Stationery Trades' Journal
Author: Blood on the Stage, 1925-1950
Author: Amnon KabatchnikPublisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810869632
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 869
Book Description
In this volume, Amnon Kabatchnik provides an overview of more than 150 important and memorable theatrical works of crime and detection between 1925 and 1950. Each entry includes a plot synopsis, production data, and the opinions of well known and respected critics and scholars.