A collection of critical essays on Hardy, his novels, and poems with a chronology of events in the author's life.

A collection of both previously unpublished works and classic essays includes discussions of recent cultural and political events, social networking, libraries, and the failure to address global warming.

A retelling of the exploits of the Anglo-Saxon warrior, Beowulf, and how he came to defeat the monster Grendel

A collection of ten critical essays on the Shakespearean comedy, arranged in chronological order of original publication.

Provides historical, cultural, and social contexts for the study of English literature, looking at the literary genres and highlighting key writers and works from the Victorian era, and includes a time line, glossaries, and resources for further study.