Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Cambridge history of the English novel The Cambridge history of the English novel Robert L. Caserio,Clement Hawes "The Cambridge History of the English Novel chronicles an ever-changing and developing body of fiction across three centuries. An interwoven narrative of the novel's progress unfolds in more than fif… OL16152433W
Holy Clues Holy Clues Stephen Kendrick If God is the greatest mystery of them all, then why not, in pursuit of God, consult the greatest detective of them all? In this imaginative and surprisingly profound book, Stephen Kendrick reveals S… OL1995306W
Gay novels of Britain, Ireland and the Commonwealth, 1881-1981 Gay novels of Britain, Ireland and the Commonwealth, 1881-1981 Drewey Wayne Gunn "Arranged chronologically from the appearance of the first gay protagonist to works from the onset of the AIDS epidemic, in-depth entries discuss each book's publication history, plot and significanc… OL20001804W
Science Fiction Rebels Science Fiction Rebels Michael Ashley This volume charts a significant revolution throughout science fiction, much of which was driven by the alternative press, and by new editors at the leading magazines.The period saw the emergence of … OL20134384W
A literature of their own A literature of their own Elaine Showalter A LITERATURE OF THEIR OWN quickly set the stage for the creative explosion of feminist literary studies that transformed the field in the 1980s. Launching a major new area for literary investigation,… OL2041593W
Close encounters of the invasive kind Close encounters of the invasive kind Sarah Seymore Before the breakthrough of postcolonial studies, British science-fiction authors already saw the opportunity to discuss political and ethical issues of imperialism by projecting human history and beh… OL24158910W
Imperial Masochism Imperial Masochism John Kucich "In Imperial Masochism, John Kucich reveals the central role masochistic forms of voluntary suffering played in late-nineteenth-century British thinking about imperial politics and class identity. Pl… OL3472497W
The art of alibi: English law courts and the novel The art of alibi: English law courts and the novel Jonathan H. Grossman "In The Art of Alibi, Jonathan H. Grossman reconstructs the relation of the novel to nineteenth-century law courts. During the Romantic era, courthouses and trial scenes frequently found their way in… OL6208291W