A Russian couple wanted a child so much that they made one out of snow.

Concise discussions of the lives and principal works of writers from Britain, Ireland, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and English-speaking Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. Written by subject experts.

Provides a critical analysis of works written by English authors in the 19th century.

This major new complete edition of Shakespeare's works combines accessibility with the latest scholarship. Each play and collection of poems is preceded by a substantial introduction that looks at textual and literary-historical issues. The texts themselves have been scrupulously edited and are accompanied by same-page notes and glossaries. Particular attention has been paid to the design of the book to ensure that this first new edition of the twenty-first century is both attractive and approachable.

In this pioneering work Victor Neuberg has assembled a wealth of information about popular literature, from the invention of the printing press to the present. This guide, by judicious selection, gives a vivid picture of the range and variety of popular literature and its producers. Besides describing the main genres, the author has also included the social, cultural and commercial background to the production of popular literature, factors that were crucial in influencing the forms it took.

Contains information about the birthplaces, homes, and workplaces of over fifteen hundred literary figures from Colonial times to the present.