This book offers a detailed discussion of Conrad’s most brilliant and problematic work.

Shrewd andentertaining, these essays add a new dimension to the pleasure of reading or watching Shakespeare. 'Few modern academics are doing quite so much as Professor Sutherland to connect the "common reader" with great books' Independent

The book concludes with a reference section which comprises a gazeteer, a biographical list and a bibliography. Suggestions for further reading and a list of films encourage the student to explore the works of Greene more widely.

Professor Cedric Watts discusses 25 puzzles presented by the works of Shakespeare.

Professor Cedric's book contains six tales of Ann and Ron,adventurous youngsters who make amazing finds.1: A metal detector lets them down, then ushers a fine surprise.2.

Hardy's descriptive powers when rendering the rural world receive particular analysis. A critical survey then summarises critical approaches to this novel between Hardy's day and the present.

A biographical chapter relates The Secret Agent to Conrad's career. Next, the work's process of composition is discussed, and differences between the serial, the book version and the stage version are explained.

Discusses the life and work of John Keats in the social and political context of the world and time in which he lived.

This book offers a detailed discussion of Conrad's most brilliant and problematic work.

Providing a comprehensive introduction to the life and works of Graham Greene, this volume presents a biographical account which draws upon current research on Greene.