english fiction

Presents the texts of three short nineteenth-century stories centered on the theme of British imperialism, including "Heart of Darkness," "The Man Who Would Be King," and "The Beach of Fales?a," and includes excerpts from related works of the period, biographical excerpts about and letters from the authors, additional short works by the three men, and critical essays.

An anthology of short stories edited by Neil Gaiman, featuring works by Jodi Picoult, Kurt Anderson, Gene Wolfe, Joyce Carole Oates, and others.

A collection of twenty-three critical essays on English fiction from 1830 to 1880.

Contains a representative selection of critical essays on the fiction of principal British writers between the two world wars.

This book is an outstanding contribution to the field of historical sociology and the sociology of knowledge. ... In three hundred well-written and carefully documented pages the author has set the 'rise of the novel' as a new literary genre in the social context of eighteenth-century England, with emphasis on the predominent middle-class features of the period.

Gathers examples of contemporary short stories from every country in Europe, from Albania to Wales, including tales in regional languages, and offers information about the writers and translators.