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Great novels : the world's most remarkable fiction explored and explained / consultant, John Mullan.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextDescription: 256 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 9780241515846 (hbk.) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 809.3 23
LOC classification:
  • PN3491
Summary: From medieval romances and tales of chivalry through the realist novels of the 19th century to experimental modernist works and today's explorations of the self, 'Great Novels' explores the finest novels from around the world and through time. Tilt at windmills with Don Quixote, experience heartbreak with Tolstoy, discover the society in which Jane Austen lived, and delve into the complex rites of passage experienced by characters in modern novels. Find out what inspired writers to create their masterpieces, what their aims were, and how they set about writing them.
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General The Harden Library, King's Hospital Main 809.3 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available R17627K0499

Includes index.

From medieval romances and tales of chivalry through the realist novels of the 19th century to experimental modernist works and today's explorations of the self, 'Great Novels' explores the finest novels from around the world and through time. Tilt at windmills with Don Quixote, experience heartbreak with Tolstoy, discover the society in which Jane Austen lived, and delve into the complex rites of passage experienced by characters in modern novels. Find out what inspired writers to create their masterpieces, what their aims were, and how they set about writing them.

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