english fiction

Includes: Ruth Rendell, Antonio Fraser, Amanda Cross, Sara Paretsky, Mary Higgins Clark, and Faye Kellerman.

Profiles more than seventy twentieth-century novels and novellas from Great Britain and regions formerly in the British Empire, including Ireland, India, Africa, Australia, and Canada, alphabetized by title, covering their plots, characters, themes, meanings, critical reception, and significance. This volume covers A-Fem.

Collection of nine English short stories, the title story "The Man Who Would be King" tells the tale of an English man living in India and meets two travelers who decide to go to Kafiristan to overthrow the present king and become kings themselves.

Contains stories, poems, novellas, and other works that explore empire and imperialism, including works by Joseph Conrad and Rudyard Kipling.

Contains alphabetically organized entries on classic and contemporary stories, covering writers ranging from Jules Verne to Edgar Rice Burroughs, characters such as James Bond and The Shadow, and themes and topics such as espionage, Arthurian legend, and science fiction.

A study of the 18th century British novel with critical commentary and an analysis of six novels.

Examines the historical and social influences that contributed to the writing of Charles Dickens' "Hard Times," and includes analyses of the novel, considering the view point of each character, and looking at the work from several literary perspectives.