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In all its forbidden glory, period sleaze erotica receives an investigation into the medium with extensive interviews and cover art.

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From the birth of crime writing with Wilkie Collins and Dostoevsky, through Conan Doyle to the golden age of crime, with the rise of Agatha Christie, Ngaio Marsh and Margery Allingham, P.

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The definitive study of the SF giant's life and work, from Hugo Award-winning critic and historian Farah Mendlesohn

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Herge's "Tintin" cartoon adventures have been translated into more than fifty languages and read by tens of millions of children aged, as their publishers like to say, 'from 7 to 77.' Arguing that their characters are as strong and their plots as complex as any dreamt up by great novelists, this book asks a simple question: is "Tintin" literature

This reference includes chapters on individual approaches to Faulkner studies, including archetypal, historical, biographical, feminist, and psychological criticism, among others. Each chapter defines a particular critical approach and surveys the contributions of that approach to Faulkner studies.

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This is volume 1 of a definitive 3 volume set of St Teresa of Avila's prose and poetry, in Professor E. Allison Peers's justly celebrated translation.

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This is volume 2 of a definitive 3 volume set of St Teresa of Avila's prose and poetry, in Professor E. Allison Peers's justly celebrated translation.

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This is volume 3 of a definitive 3 volume set of St Teresa of Avila's prose and poetry, in Professor E. Allison Peers's justly celebrated translation.

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Featuring contributions from authors in the area of women's literature and romance, this 19th-century book emphasises on courtship and marriage. The contributors include Jo Beverly, Alesia Holliday, Mercedes Lackey, and Joyce Millman. This compilation is a useful companion for those new to Jane Austen and also for well-versed Austen-philes.

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So too, with its bleak view of the future, The Time Machine has made a seminal contribution to the ongoing debate concerning the future course of evolution.

Though The Time Machine is widely read and studied, there is relatively little written about it.

This book provides an introduction to 24 iconic figures, real and fictional, that have shaped the detective/mystery genre of popular literature.

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This study offers a reading of Irving's fiction.

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This book introduces and explores a new genre, lab lit. Essays both discuss lab lit novels using a variety of analytical approaches as well as provide a theoretical framework to explore the social and literary backgrounds of the genre.

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With Ballard's focus so much on visionary perception and mystical transcendence, Gregory Stephenson argues for his placement in the Romantic visionary tradition.

A comprehensive examination of Ballard's work, this study traces his output and accomplishments over four decades, exploring their thematic development.

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This study examines the roots of modern Korean fiction and its origin in the Japanese colonial period. These essays highlight the intimate connection between modernity and colonialism and provide a wide-ranging investigation into how the language and literature of Korean society was constructed.

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Presents a close reading of Philip Roth's later works from the perspective of trauma theory in order to emphasize Roth's interest in contemporary global trauma. This title moves beyond a critical reception of Philip Roth's recent fiction that has focused primarily on an interest in post WWII America.

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"Smoothly written and liberally sprinkled with helpful illustrations and photographs. . . . A handy, thoughtful, and substantive reference tool. Highly recommended for secondary, undergraduate, graduate, and public libraries." Choice

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