Literary Fiction

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The Victim and the Worm

by Phyllis Bottome

2025

Phyllis Bottome's "The Victim and The Worm" stands as a compelling work of psychological and literary fiction, inviting readers into a nuanced examination of human nature. Set within the distinctive social landscape of England…

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British Novelists Since 1960

by Merritt Moseley

1999

Contains biographical sketches of representative British novelists whose work began to appear roughly around 1960.…

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European Readings of American Popular Culture

by John R. Dean, Jean-Paul Gabilliet

1996

Since the Second World War, Europe has undergone a continual invasion: wave after wave of American popular culture. The diffusion of American culture in Europe is both a European story about America and an American story about Europe. This …

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Literary Journalism in the Twentieth Century

by Norman Sims

1990

This book offers a forum for discussion, involving the reader in what becomes an active definition of literary journalism...Lively and readable, it also concerns the very essence of literature itself, showing how writers have reshaped style…

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