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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Brighton rock Brighton rock Graham Greene An atmospheric crime thriller featuring a teenage sociopath intent on becoming the underworld boss of Brighton. Having murdered a man who had betrayed his gang the young gangster Pinky Brown tries to… OL106083W
The counter-memorial impulse in twentieth-century English fiction The counter-memorial impulse in twentieth-century English fiction Sarah Henstra "A wide-ranging study that examines the tendency in 20th-century English fiction to treat grief as an occasion for social critique, unconventional readings of works by Ford, Lessing, and Winterson de… OL15596940W
Welsh mythology and folklore in popular culture Welsh mythology and folklore in popular culture Audrey Becker "Examining how we interpret Welshness today, this volume brings together fourteen essays that examine the range of representations of Welsh mythology, folklore, and ritual in popular culture. Togethe… OL16183875W
Bookmarked Bookmarked Wendy W. Fairey "Wendy W. Fairey grew up among books. Her mother, the famous Hollywood columnist Sheilah Graham, was F. Scott Fitzgerald's last love--he died in her living room in 1940. As part of a 'College of One'… OL17863249W
The modern library The modern library Carmen Callil The authors have chosen the 194 books since 1950 that they consider to be the best. It includes some familiar names and some surprises. Witty and controversial, their aim is to encourage reading. OL24843218W
Scene of the crime Scene of the crime David Geherin "Offering analysis of the fiction of 15 authors, this book focuses on ways that setting and place figure in modern crime and mystery novels. After an introductory chapter dealing with general conside… OL4638538W
Post-war Jewish fiction Post-war Jewish fiction David Brauner "In this study, David Brauner explores the representation of Jewishness in a number of works by post-war British and American Jewish writers, identifying a transatlantic sensibility characterized by … OL6210578W
Thomas Hardy, "Woodlanders" Thomas Hardy, "Woodlanders" Stewart Luke 64 p. ; 21 cm OL9452763W