Lives of the Novelists: A History of Fiction in 294 Lives

by John Sutherland

Book Overview

In the spirit of Dr. Johnson's Lives of the Poets, acclaimed critic and scholar John Sutherland tours the history of fiction in English

No previous author has attempted a book such as this: a complete history of novels written in the English language, from the genre's seventeenth-century origins to the present day. In the spirit of Dr. Johnson's Lives of the Poets, acclaimed critic and scholar John Sutherland selects...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300179472
• ISBN13: 9780300179477
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 832 Pages
• Weight: 3.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 7.4" x 10.3"