english fiction

Presents thirty-five short fiction stories by Doris Lessing drawn from throughout her career in which she explores themes of marriage, relationships, individual crises, and the fate of women.

A collection of thirteen critical essays on the works of the Bronte sisters, with chronology, bibliography, and introduction by Harold Bloom.

Presents a collection of critical essays on British fiction produced during the Edwardian and Georgian period from 1880 to 1914 and reflecting Victorian society, women's roles, and the advance of technology.

Contains fourteen essays in which the authors examine specific characteristics and works of eighteenth-century English fiction, and includes a chronology.

Contains critical essays on Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness, " and includes a chronology, a bibliography, and an introduction by critic Harold Bloom.

Presents two stories by Graham Greene, including "The Third Man, " in which Rollo Martins, invited to Vienna by his schoolmate and hero Harry Lime, decides to investigate when he arrives to learn his friend has died under suspicious circumstances; and "The Fallen Idol" in which a young boy becomes tragically caught up in the games adults play.