Literary Studies: General

Erasmus of Rotterdam (c. 1466-1536) is one of the greatest figures of the Renaissance humanist movement, which abandoned medieval pieties in favour...

Tamburlaine the Great, Part One and Part Two are the first plays that Christopher Marlowe wrote for Londons then new freestanding, open-air public ...

Winner of the 2016 Goodreads Choice Award, the princess saves herself in this one is a collection of poetry about resilience. It is about writing y...

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. The young Rachel Vinrance leaves England on her...

HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain and little...

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Written in 1876, this is a novel about a young ...

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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. It was a town of red brick, or of brick that wo...

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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Dear Prince, I must leave you, but I will never...

With a history stretching back nearly 1,500 years, Japanese literature is infused from its beginnings with written traditions from around the globe...

'The best book on the subject I've read. Quite brilliant' Tony Jordan, creator/writer, Life on Mars, HustleWe all love stories. But why do we tell ...

Widely considered the definitive edition of Emily Dickinsons poems, this landmark collection presents her poems here for the first time as she pres...

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'Utterly fascinating' Daisy Goodwin, Sunday TimesBenjamin Franklin took daily naked air baths and Toulouse-Lautrec painted in brothels. Edith Sitwe...

Bill Brysons biography of William Shakespeare unravels the superstitions, academic discoveries and myths surrounding the life of our g...

Elizabeth Smarts passionate fictional account of her intense love-affair with the poet George Barker, described by Angela Carter as Like Madame Bov...

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. In a moment I was clutched by several hands, an...

'It was at the time when I was wandering around hungry in Kristiania, that strange city no one leaves before it has set its mark on them...' Hung...

A guide to Iceland's rich literary heritage - from Norse witches to contemporary crime fiction. Iceland is an island of multiple identities in con...