Reissued to mark the centenary of the publication of A Shropshire Lad , this biography is a complete account of A.E. Housman's life and career. Drawing on a wide range of sources, it provides readers with an insight into Housman the poet, the scholar and the man.

This chronology, like others in the series, presents the story of Dr Johnson's life in a readily accessible format to provide scholar and general reader alike with a quick guide to dates, people and places together with supplementary indexes.

These original sources include important writings and interviews on Hardy by family and friends, and cover his life and relationships, his intellectual and musical background, his family life and their homes and haunts.

This work is a detailed and practical guide to the analysis of Thomas Hardy's technique and style through close consideration of extracts from four major novels: Far from the Madding Crowd , The Mayor of Casterbridge , Tess of the d'Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure .

First published in 1977, this concise and insightful study of the life and works of Thomas Hardy provides a thorough examination of Hardy's literary output. Alongside a brief biography of Hardy's life, Professor Page's study also spotlights his major and minor novels, his short stories, his non-fiction prose and his verse.

A short account of E. M. Forster's life and career, followed by discussion of his major writings. A final chapter considers his posthumous novel Maurice and the short stories.

Vladimir Nabokov, controversial Russian novelist, is regarded by some as the most original prose writer of the 20th century. His writings include the novel Lolita . This volume covers the period 1941-1977 and includes a chronological table of Nabokov's life and works.

Providing details of Wilde's life and work in an easily accessible profile, this biography makes use of surviving letters, notebooks, diaries and documents, as well as other researched biographies. Other author's in the series include Pope, Byron, Dickens, Kipling, and Tennyson.

This work is a detailed and practical guide to the analysis of Thomas Hardy's technique and style through close consideration of extracts from four major novels: Far from the Madding Crowd , The Mayor of Casterbridge , Tess of the d'Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure .

This chronology covers the whole sweep of Evelyn Waugh's varied and eventful life and career, including his numerous friendships, his active social life and his exotic travels.