Literary Studies: Fiction, Novelists & Prose Writers

Ivor Cutler: A Life Outside the Sitting Room is the first biography of one of post-war Britain's most recognisable authors, poets and performers. M...

The first biography to examine Mailer's life as a twisted lens, offering a unique insight into the history of America from the end of World War II ...

'A brave process of healing and self reconstruction' Observer'Simply one of the best writers working today. Here's to family, to glamour, and to lo...

'An indispensable writer ... Calvino, possesses the power of seeing into the deepest recesses of human minds and then bringing their dreams to life...

The Water-Babies (1863) is one of the strangest and most powerful children's books ever published. Written by an Anglican clergyman with an insatia...

Cherie Quarters combines personal interviews, biography, and social history to tell the story of a plantation quarter and its most famous resident,...

** The Sunday Times Best Literary Book of 2023**** A Waterstones Best Book of 2023**** A Financial Times Best Summer Books of 2023 **'All Sorts of ...

A definitive biography of a twentieth century gay author whose work has recently been rediscovered and enjoys a cult following. One of the most ic...

George W.M. Reynolds (1814-79) was one of the biggest-selling novelists of the Victorian era. He was the author of over 58 novels and short stories...

Voices and Books in the English Renaissance offers a new history of reading that focuses on the oral reader and the voice- or performance-aware sil...