A beautifully illustrated guide to the greatest novels ever written. Discover everything you ever wanted to know about the world's greatest novels. 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.
Find out what inspired writers to create their masterpieces, what their aims were, and how they set about writing them. Organised chronologically and covering the whole range of literary styles, Great Novels takes you into the pages of the world's seminal novels, stunning images of the original manuscripts, first editions, and authors are complemented by extracts and quotations, while illustrated features set the novels in their literary and historical context. Essential for everyone who loves books, Great Novels provides a fascinating overview of how the genre has developed through the ages and celebrates the perennial, life-affirming pleasures of reading.
Biography - Literature and Literary studies
Hardback
DK
256 pages
H: 288mm W: 243mm Spine: 22mm
Weight: 1423 grams