Scott-Kilvert, Ian

Contains twenty-three unabridged essays from "British Writers" that provide information about writers most often studied by high school students and undergraduates, each featuring an account of the writer's works, his life, and his public and literary situation; and includes essays on selected genres and movements.

Contains alphabetically-arranged profiles of famous American and British poets from A.E. Housman to Adrienne Rich.

A collection of essays that provide information about authors who have made significant contributions to English literature, each containing a brief biography, a survey of principal writings, an assessment of the subject's work as a whole, and a bibliography; arranged chronologically by author's date of birth from 1904 to 1937.