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A novel based on true events in World War II. A tail gunner in a B-17 is listed as "missing in action" after his plane, a B-17 Flying Fortress with a crew of ten is shot down over German-occupied Holland. He is taken in by the Dutch underground and becomes part of a large plan to save pilots by moving them towards the Rhine and getting them across where allied troops are in control. For six months he must play the part of a deaf-mute Dutchman....

A Companion to British Literature is a comprehensive guide to British literature and the contexts and ideas that have shaped and transformed it over the past thirteen centuries. Its four volumes cover literature from all periods and places in Britain and demonstrate the wide variety of approaches to studying the subject. Featuring a broad range of expert contributors, including distinguished academics and rising stars, the Companion examines t...

Designed to complement DeMaria's textbook " British Literature 1640-1789: An Anthology , " this critical reader contains seventeen essays by sixteen contemporary literary critics and covers the full range of works printed in the anthology.

This concise collection of poetry from 1660-1789 offers readers authoritative texts of the central works of the age. Provides readers with authoritative texts of key poems from 1660-1789. Focuses on those works most widely taught at schools and universities. Offers students an accessible digest of the poetry of the period. Demonstrates the range of poetry written between the restoration of the monarchy and the beginnings of the Romantic movement.

Considers the surprising influence of Samuel Jackson, one of the greatest readers in English literature. This book not only reveals much about his life and times, but also provides a dramatic counterpoint to modern reading habits.

Designed to complement DeMaria's textbook " British Literature 1640-1789: An Anthology , " this critical reader contains seventeen essays by sixteen contemporary literary critics and covers the full range of works printed in the anthology.

This "anthology" presents a selection of works that illustrates the traffic between British poetry and classical literature.Gives readers the classical background they need in order to really appreciate British poetry. Divided into two halves - the first half presenting a selection of the best British poems, and the second presenting relevant classical works in translation. Notes and introductions highlight the connections between British work...

This "anthology" presents a selection of works that illustrates the traffic between British poetry and classical literature.Gives readers the classical background they need in order to really appreciate British poetry. Divided into two halves - the first half presenting a selection of the best British poems, and the second presenting relevant classical works in translation. Notes and introductions highlight the connections between British work...

In this major revision of " The Life of Samuel Johnson, Robert DeMaria makes a compelling claim for the attention of a new generation of Johnson's readers and admirers.