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For the last century, the tastes and preferences of readers of fiction have been reflected in the American and British bestseller lists, and this Very Short Introduction takes an engaging look through the lists to reveal what we have been reading - and why.

An A-Z of Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte (and Branwell). A light-hearted miscellany on all things Bronte to celebrate the bicentenary of Charlotte Bronte's birth.

This book, from the series Primary Sources: Historical Books of the World (Asia and Far East Collection), represents an important historical artifact on Asian history and culture. Its contents come from the legions of academic literature and research on the subject produced over the last several hundred years. Covered within is a discussion drawn from many areas of study and research on the subject. From analyses of the varied geography that e...

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The ultimate guide to the most important ideas in literature.

bTitle:/b Cursory Observations on the Route from the N.W.P. to Upper Scinde, illustrative of the statistics and geological features of the rivers Sutlej, Punjnud or Chena, and Scinde or Indus. [With maps.]br/br/bPublisher:/b British Library, Historical Print Editionsbr/br/The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages a...

For all her faults, Jane Austen's Emma is one of literature's most fascinating heroines. She is so clever - and funny - that it is almost impossible, as this short guide shows, not to be won over by her.

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Do we still know how to read a novel?" John Sutherland, Chairman of the 2005 Booker Prize Committee, asks. His answer is an unequivocal, "No." But Sutherland has not given up hope. With acerbic wit and intellect, he traces the history of what it used to mean to be well-read and tells readers what it still means today while reminding readers how the delicate charms of fiction can be at once wonderful and inspired and infuriating. On one level t...

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Thirty-one years ago John Sutherland nearly lost everything to drink. It was time to sober up. Or die. Last Drink To LA is part reportage, part confession - not a temperance tale (told to terrify, inform and instruct), not what AA calls a 'drunkalog', but a moving and thought-provoking meditation - some thinking about drinking.

A "Little History" taking on a big subject, the glorious span of literature from Greek myth to graphic novels. Sutherland introduces great classics, and adds a less-expected personal selection of authors and works, demonstrating the full depth and intrigue of reading. Now available in a paperback with flaps format.

Miraculously defying the odds, the SS Fort Lauderhall survived a torpedo attack while in convoy during WWII. Strategists put forward various reasons as to why she hadn't sunk, but could they be wrong? Perhaps the SS Fort Lauderhall was ill-starred from the beginning? A decade or so later she was found by a fast cargo passenger liner drifting in the South Atlantic - abandoned, except for two bodies. The search party which boarded her discover...

Using the heartwrenching story of Jumbo's celebrity life, tragic death in Canada in 1885, and his enduring cultural legacy, John Sutherland writes the first comprehensive 'biography' of the animal who gave us one of our favourite words.

This book reveals the highs and lows of working offshore. It's witty, gritty, informative, and holds no punches regarding the true life of the offshore worker.

A fresh look at the way Virginia Woolf shook up the literary world with Mrs Dalloway, one of the seminal modern texts which challenged all the conventions of classic 19th century fiction.

Few works of literature are loved more than Great Expectations. This guide shows it is not only an exciting story, but one that raises questions about the nature of Victorian society.

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