A comprehensive survey of the British novel from its origins in the 18th century to the modern day. Organized chronologically, this reference work traces the development of the novel and provides essays on its most illustrious practitioners, from Fielding and Austen to the postmodernists. The contributors challenge contemporary views of the classics by examining canonical writers, as well as women and post-colonial novelists. They also examine subgenres such as picaresque fiction, travelogues, historical romances, detective novels, adventures and the Bildungsroman. Brief biographies of the...

This reader-friendly introduction makes Joyce asscessible by combining the excitement of reading his words with the excitement of interpreting them.

This reader-friendly introduction makes Joyce asscessible by combining the excitement of reading his words with the excitement of interpreting them.

Streak vividly and poignantly tells the story of "Joltin' Joe" DiMaggio's legendary fifty-six-game hitting streak and the last golden summer of baseball before America was engulfed by the maelstrom of the Second World War. That long-lost summer also witnessed other unforgettable events: Ted Williams's quest to bat 400 and Lefty Grove's pursuit of his three-hundredth victory; a sizzling, epic race between the Dodgers and the Cardinals for the National League pennant; and Mickey Owen's infamous passed ball in the fourth game of the World Series. Featuring complete box scores for each game,...

Dem Thema Existenzgrundungen wird in der arbeitsmarkt-und wirtschaftspoliti schen Debatte seit langer Zeit eine hohe Bedeutung zugemessen, wird Selbstan digkeit doch vielfach als ein Weg angesehen, die seit Jahren andauernde hohe Arbeitslosigkeit zumindest ein Stuck weit zu verringern. Zudem gilt Unterneh mertum oft als grundlegende Voraussetzung fur eine dynamische okonomische wie auch soziale Entwicklung. In merkwurdigem Gegensatz zu dieser Debatte steht in Deutschland eine recht defizitare wissenschaftliche Bearbeitung des Themas. Denn vor allem spielt das Thema Existenzgrundungen bis...