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  • Curiosities of Literature

    A Feast for Book Lovers

    par 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 ... En savoir plus

    $16.99 CAD

  • Blue

    A Memoir – Keeping the Peace and Falling to Pieces

    par John Sutherland ...
    A Sunday Times top-five bestseller'This is a remarkable book . . . profound and deeply moving . . . It has as much to tell us about mental illness as it does about policing' Alastair StewartJohn Sutherland joined the Met in 1992, having dreamed of being a police officer since his teens. Rising quickly through the ranks, he experienced all that is extraordinary about a life in blue: saving lives, ... En savoir plus

    $14.99 CAD

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

  • Triggered Literature

    Triggered Literature: Cancellation, Stealth Censorship and Cultural Warfare

    par John Sutherland ...
    Amid the flames of the culture wars, politicians have taken up arms over controls on literary culture, spurred on in part by universities 'triggering' canonical texts. Jonathan Swift's 'Battle of the Books' has flared up again. But is 'triggering' utter wokery or responsible pedagogic practice?Through dozens of case studies of triggered works, from Romeo and Juliet to Gender Queer, John Sutherland ... En savoir plus

    $19.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • How Literature Works

    50 Key Concepts

    par 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 ... En savoir plus

    $17.59 CAD

  • Curiosities of Literature

    A Book-lover's Anthology of Literary Erudition

    par 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 ... En savoir plus

    $15.99 CAD

  • The War on the Young

    par John Sutherland ...
    Intergenerational conflict is a perennial feature of society and capitalism. One side has the youth, the other side has the lion's share of the wealth, and the good things wealth can bring. In the last few years that friction has reached to dangerous heights. Call it war. And, like all war, it has the risk of doing severe damage. In this fiery polemic the author of the best-selling The War on the ... En savoir plus

    $8.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • How to be Well Read

    A guide to 500 great novels and a handful of literary curiosities

    par John Sutherland ...
    'Generous, enjoyable and well informed.' Observer**'500 expertly potted plots and personal comments on a wide range of pop and proper prose fiction.' The Times___________________________________________________________Ranging all the way from Aaron's Rod to Zuleika Dobson, via The Devil Rides Out and Middlemarch, literary connoisseur and sleuth John Sutherland offers his very pers... ... En savoir plus

    $10.99 CAD

  • 50 Literature Ideas You Really Need to Know

    par John Sutherland ...
    Collections 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 ... En savoir plus

    $4.99 CAD

  • A Little History of Literature

    par John Sutherland, John ...
    Collections 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 ... En savoir plus

    $16.99 CAD

  • The War On The Old

    par 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 ... En savoir plus

    $6.39 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The Woman in White

    par Wilkie Collins ...
    Collections series Oxford World's Classics
    The Woman in White (1859-60) is the first and greatest `Sensation Novel'. Walter Hartright's mysterious midnight encounter with the woman in white draws him into a vortex of crime, poison, kidnapping, and international intrigue. The novel is dominated by two of the finest creations in all Victorian fiction - Marion Halcombe, dark, mannish, yet irresistibly fascinating, and Count Fosco, the ... En savoir plus

    $3.00 CAD

    Aussi disponible en : Livres audio

    Aussi disponible en : Livres audio

  • Lives of the Novelists

    A History of Fiction in 294 Lives

    par 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 ... En savoir plus

    $17.59 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus