John Sutherland Books
The History of Mr Polly
By H. G. Wells
Well's brilliant social novel, ranked #39 on The Guardian's list of 100 Best NovelsMr Polly is an ordinary middle-aged man who is tired of his wife's nagging and his dreary job as the owner of a re...
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The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Literature in English
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This is a unique new reference book on English-language writers and writing throughout the present century, in all major genres and from all around the world - from Joseph Conrad to Will Self, Virg...
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The Oxford Book of English Love Stories
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Love, so the song goes, is a many-splendoured thing, and fiction has been trying for years both to promote and subvert the cliches it encourages. We turn to literature to learn what love is and wha...
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