english novelists

Contains author biographies, critical analyses, plot summaries, and bibliographies for English novels from the late 1800s through the mid-1900s.

An illustrated look at the life and works of Victorian author Charles Dickens and the society that influenced his writing.

More than one hundred photos and illustrations fill this biography of early-twentieth-century English writer Virginia Woolf, which describes her life in London's Bloomsbury district, her marriage, her relationship with her sister, and her maturation as a writer.

Chronicles the influence of the works of graphic novelist Neil Gaiman and provides a short history of his life and career along with a listing of his selected works and awards.

Presents twenty-one articles on the life and career of nineteenth-century author and social critic Charles Dickens, and includes primary source documents, a chronology, and a further resource list.

Chronicles the life of Charles Dickens, focusing on how his life experiences influenced each of his major works, and analyzing his narrative techniques, his voice and themes, and his portrayal of England's lower class.

Provides an overview of the era in which Jane Austen lived, including descriptions of the fashions, foreign affairs, social rank, transportation, candle etiquette, sanitation practices, and other related topics and explaining how they were reflected in Austen's novels.

A biography of English novelist Jane Austen, providing information about her early family life, her broken engagement, her relationship with her sister, and her writing process.

Discusses various topics related to the life and works of Jane Austen, and covers various themes in her novels, and their translations into film, with quizzes, puzzles, trivia, and an interview with the author of "The Jane Austen Book Club.".

Draws from research and personal reminiscences to provide a biographical portrait of English author Virginia Woolf.