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'The Children of Lovers are Orphans'. Proverb. Bestselling novelist, author of "Lord of the Flies", William Golding was a famously acute observer of ... More

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In the PENGUIN STUDY NOTES series and originally published in 1986 as GOLDING'S LORD OF THE FLIES, a study guide to the novel, aimed at those ... More

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Key features of this text: *How to study the text *Author and historical background *General and detailed summaries *Commentary on themes, structure, ... More

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Clouds above the Hill is one of the best-selling novels ever in Japan, and is now translated into English for the first time. An epic portrait of ... More

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Best known as the author of the classic "Darkness at Noon", Koestler was one of the most influential and controversial intellectuals, involved in and ... More

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Tim Leggatt knew E.M. Forster for the last half of his life, decades after the last of his acclaimed novels was published, and in this memoir he ... More

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Born to Polish parents in Russian-dominated Ukraine, Joseph Conrad led an extraordinary and adventurous life, much of which was spent at sea. This ... More

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Since Primo Levi's 'If this is a Man' is at once a significant and moving survivor account and a major work of twentieth century literature, it is ... More

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It is 1921 and the ripples of the Freedom Movement have reached the quiet village of Munganda. The stage is set for the dramatis personae: an ... More

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Virginia Woolf has been among the most scrutinised figures of the past century. Her unique literary genius, her pioneering work for women's rights, ... More

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Evelyn Waugh was the finest novelist of his generation in England, the 'Commanding Officer' mourned by Graham Greene. He also lived a life less ... More

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Even after the upheavals wrought by Theory, literary criticism has generally ignored the act and experience of reading itself, proceeding as though ... More

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This collection of poems and prose inspired by the author's life, work, family and friends is a witty, funny, often irreverent and sometimes saucy ... More

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This book traces the rise and decline of the Anglo-Irish country gentry, particularly during the lifetime of Molly Keane (1905 - 1996), one of its ... More

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For more than a century, readers around the world would have been delighted by the novels, short stories, plays, lyrics and essays of Pelham ... More

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Part of a series of literature guides designed for GCSE coursework requirements, this book contains - author details, background to the work, ... More

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