novelists, english

Jane Austen is one of the most beloved novelists of all time, yet there still remains a certain mystique about the woman herself.

From the author of The BFG, Matilda, James and the Giant Peach, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, and many more beloved classics?a whimsical, witty, and revealing collection of the legendary children?s author and writer Roald Dahl's letters written to his mother, from early childhood through Dahl?s travels to Africa, his career in the Royal Air Force, his work in post-war Washington, D.C., and Hollywood, and the books that made him a literary star.

This book presents twenty-one essays on the life and writings of Charles Dickens, a nineteenth-century English novelist and social reformer.

"A ... biography that places an obsessive, unrequited love at the heart of the writer's life story, transforming her from the tragic figure we have previously known into a smoldering Jane Eyre. Famed for her beloved novels, Charlotte Bront? has been known as well for her insular, tragic family life... This biography ... delves behind this image to reveal a life in which loss and heartache existed alongside rebellion and fierce ambition"--Provided by publisher.

Covers Bleak House, David Copperfield, Great Expectations, Hard Times, Oliver Twist and A tale of two cities.

With photography and illustrations, At Home with Jane Austen explores Austen's world, her physical surroundings, and the journeys the popular author took during her lifetime.

Presents a collection of the journals of English novelist John Fowles, author of the "The Magus" and "The French Lieutenant's Woman".

An encyclopedia of information related to nineteenth-century writer Joseph Conrad's life and works.