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A Little History of Literature by John Sutherland
$38.95 AUD
Category: Reference | Series: Little Histories Ser.
This 'little history' tackles 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, having researched, taught and written on every area of literature. His infectious passion for ...Show more
A Little History of Literature by John Sutherland
$22.95 AUD
Category: Reference | 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
Curiosities of Literature by John Sutherland
$39.95 AUD
Category: Fiction
One of our best-known and best-loved literary critics turns his attention to the more bizarre areas of literature in this miscellany of fact and trivia. Which author had the heaviest brain? Whose manuscript was inadvertently used to light a fire? What was the original title of 1984? This is the ideal an ...Show more
How To Be Well Read by John Sutherland
$49.95 AUD
Category: Reference
As 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 chaff. Fortunately, literary sleuth and academic John Sutherland is on hand to do precisely that. In the course of over 500 wittily informative pieces he gives us his own very pers ...Show more
How to Read a Novel by John Sutherland
$29.95 AUD
Category: Reference
People of all ages, classes and nationalities read novels for much the same variety of reasons - to escape pain or danger, to discover the past or experience the future, to look into the intimate details of other people's lives. Since classical times readers have been sharing their experiences of litera ...Show more
How to Read a Novel : A User's Guide by John Sutherland
$23.95 AUD
Category: Reference
We assume reading is like riding a bicycle - you can do it or you can't. But reading well is almost as difficult as writing well. This book is a guide to how to do it. It shows how novels work, what they're about, what makes them good or bad, and how to talk about them with kindred spirits.John Sutherla ...Show more
Literary Landscapes: Charting the Topography of Classic Literature by JOHN SUTHERLAND (ed)
$49.99 AUD
Category: Gift Books
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
Lives of the Novelists: A History of Fiction in 294 Lives by John Sutherland
$59.99 AUD
Category: Biography
This is the most complete history of fiction in English ever published. The world's greatest authority - arguably the only person who could have written it, John Sutherland - provides the lives of some 294 novelists writing in English, from the genre's seventeenth-century origins to the present day. Arr ...Show more
Love, Sex, Death and Words: Surprising Tales from a Year in Literature by John Sutherland
$45.00 AUD
Category: Gift Books
Love, sex, death, boredom, ecstasy, existential angst, political upheaval - the history of literature offers a rich and varied exploration of the human condition across the centuries. In this absorbing companion to literature's rich past, arranged by days of the year, acclaimed critics and friends Steph ...Show more
Monica Jones, Philip Larkin and Me - Her Life and Long Loves by John Sutherland
$32.99 AUD
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
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