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BRITISH WRITERS, Volume 1
British Writers, Volume 1-8, is a collection of critical essays covering writers who have made significant contributions to British, Irish, and Commonwealth literature from the 14th century to the present day. The contributors analyze many individual works and engage the reader with their distinctive themes and stylistic. Introductory essays and chronological tables open each volume and provide historical background.
British Writers began with a series of essays originally published by the British Council, and regular supplements have followed. The goal of the supplements has been consistent with the original idea of the series: to provide clear, informative essays aimed at the general reader. These essays often rise to a high level of craft and critical vision, but they are meant to introduce a writer of some importance in the history of British or Anglophone literature, and to provide a sense of the scope and nature of the career under review.
Anyone with an interest in the contemporary novel, not just British fiction, will appreciate this outstanding survey and analysis ... ranging from Angus Wilson to Zadie Smith, Head provides abundant evidence for his conclusion that 'the novel ... becomes an important focus for the society's alternative, redemptive, and connective thought.' This book should become a standard reference work for its subject.
50 Things You Need To Know About British History - Freedom
“Britain’s history has been an extraordinary roller-coaster ride! We’ve rolled over the world’s largest empire, come up with some of the greatest inventions, written some of the best books and we’ve got the mother of all parliaments.
In this program we go from Magna Carta to the welfare state because we, Brits, are independent bunch and you can't go taking our liberties.”
Great British Cheeses is the first visual guide to Britain's popular farmhouse cheeses. The book aims to offer general tips on choosing, buying and serving cheese, as well as describing over 300 specific varieties from around the British Isles. Engaging text showcases the best new and traditional cheese varieties, as well as the lives and techniques of the independent farmers and cheese-makers who create them. The book concludes with a directory suppliers of the featured cheeses.
