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  • The Elusive Miss Wakefield

    by John K. Sutherland ...
    Charlotte Morton was presented with a tragic and difficult dilemma when her twin brother, Oliver, died after an unfortunate accident. Before he died, he made her promise that she would present herself into the family of the young lady Georgiana Stavely, whom he had met only two months earlier. They had fallen in love even upon first meeting and had made their ambitious plans for the future, all of ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • The County of Black A History of Strange Phenomenon Volume two

    The County of Black A History of Strange Phenomenon

    by John A Sutherland ...
    Series series The County of Black A History of Strange Phenomenon
    The stories above and stated before were found among the papers of the late Dr Black of the county of Black. As of late both of these stories have not been told as much as they were years ago, however people still tell them but more in Whispers more as urban legends and as true stories. Most of the Mysteries in this book still remain unsolved until this day. From time to time people believe they ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Year of the Tiger

    by John K. Sutherland ...
    The story begins in 1497, with the marriage and death on the same day of Jeffrey Thurston; dead by the hand of his wife. Following that, the story moves on almost 450 years, briefly to China and then to a girls boarding school in northern England just after the Second World War. The story involves one of the older girls in the school and a male teacher who was blinded in that war. He has been ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • The War On The Old

    by John Sutherland ...
    The war on the old has been declared.In the post-Brexit world, intergenerational conflict has become a visible phenomenon. There is an overwhelming sense of blame from younger generations: it was 'the wrinklies', the grey-haired plutocracy, who voted Leave; who are overburdening hospitals, shutting the youth out of the housing market and hoarding accumulated wealth.By 2020, we are told, one in ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • How Literature Works

    50 Key Concepts

    by John Sutherland ...
    How Literature Works is an indispensable book for any reader seeking a greater appreciation of their favorite novel, poem, or play. It offers a lively and straightforward guide to literary thinking. With a series of compact essays, the renowned literary critic John Sutherland--widely admired for his wit and clear reasoning--strips away the obscurity and pretension of literary study. His book ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

  • Curiosities of Literature

    A Feast for Book Lovers

    by John Sutherland ...
    When did cigarettes start making an appearance in English literature? Which author's heart was purportedly eaten by a cat? One of our best-known and best-loved literary critics turns his attention to the more bizarre areas of literature in this miscellany of fact and trivia. Which author had the heaviest brain? What was the original title of 1984? Who made the first bouillon soup? What do 12 ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • A Little History of Literature

    by John Sutherland, John ...
    Series series Little Histories
    A much-loved author brings the world of literature alive for all agesThis 'little history' takes on a very big subject: the glorious span of literature from Greek myth to graphic novels, from The Epic of Gilgamesh to Harry Potter. John Sutherland is perfectly suited to the task. He has researched, taught, and written on virtually every area of literature, and his infectious passion for books and ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Lives of the Novelists

    A History of Fiction in 294 Lives

    by John Sutherland ...
    No previous author has attempted a book such as this: a complete history of novels written in the English language, from the genre's seventeenth-century origins to the present day. In the spirit of Dr. Johnson's Lives of the Poets, acclaimed critic and scholar John Sutherland selects 294 writers whose works illustrate the best of every kind of fiction—from gothic, penny dreadful, and pornography ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 50 Literature Ideas You Really Need to Know

    by John Sutherland ...
    Series series 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know series
    In a series of 50 accessible essays, John Sutherland introduces and explains the important forms, concepts, themes and movements in literature, drawing on insights and examples from both classic and popular works.From postmodernism to postcolonialism, William Shakespeare to Jane Austen , 50 Literature Ideas You Really Need to Know is a complete introduction to the most important literary concepts ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • Curiosities of Literature

    A Book-lover's Anthology of Literary Erudition

    by John Sutherland ...
    How much heavier was Thackeray's brain than Walt Whitman's? Which novels do American soldiers read? When did cigarettes start making an appearance in English literature? And, while we're about it, who wrote the first Western, is there any link between asthma and literary genius, and what really happened on Dorothea's wedding night in Middlemarch?In Curiosities of Literature, John Sutherland ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Jumbo

    The Unauthorised Biography of a Victorian Sensation

    by John Sutherland ...
    Born in 1861 in French Sudan, imported to Paris as a two year old calf, then later sold to the London Zoo at Regent's Park, Jumbo the elephant delighted countless children (including Winston Churchill and Theodore Roosevelt) with rides and treats gently taken from outstretched hands. Each night, after the children and their families had gone home, he was mistreated in an attempt to keep him docile ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • So You Think You Know Thomas Hardy?

    A Literary Quizbook

    by John Sutherland ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    How well do you really know your favourite author? Ace literary detective turned quizmaster John Sutherland challenges the reader to find out. Starting with easy, factual questions that test how well you remember a novel and its characters, the quiz progresses to a level of greater difficulty, demanding close reading and interpretative deduction. What really motivates the characters, and what is ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD