At the time of his death in 1984, William Empson was preparing and revising a collection of his essays on Shakespeare. The resulting volume, edited by David Pirie, provides a book which the literary world has wanted for over half a century.
Here, in a single volume, are major readings of "Hamlet" and "Macbeth," a witty and sometimes impassioned defence of Falstaff, and a new piece on the architecture of the Globe theatre and other Renaissance playhouses, in which Empson explores the problems that the design of contemporary stages posed for a working playwright; there are also essays on the...
At the time of his death in 1984, William Empson was preparing and revising a collection of his essays on Shakespeare. The resulting volume, edited by...
"The third novel in an imaginative Victorian series narrated by the young Arthur Conan Doyle. As the inspirational model for Sherlock Holmes, the brilliant and eccentric Dr. Bell properly takes charge of the cryptic codes that figure in this ingenious mystery."-Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review
"Pirie's knowledge of Doyle's biography, as well as of the Holmes canon, makes him an intellectual treat and a downright guilty pleasure."-The Washington Post
"I was utterly hooked. It's not just Thomas Harris; it's also Raymond Chandler and Arthur Conan Doyle himself. All of these...
"The third novel in an imaginative Victorian series narrated by the young Arthur Conan Doyle. As the inspirational model for Sherlock Holmes, the bril...
From the author of "The Patient's Eyes" comes the latest thrilling episode of Holmesian mystery after a number of women fall victim to bizarre assaults in Edinburgh brothels.
From the author of "The Patient's Eyes" comes the latest thrilling episode of Holmesian mystery after a number of women fall victim to bizarre assault...
While a young medical student at Edinburgh, Arthur Conan Doyle famously studied under the remarkable Dr Joseph Bell. Taking this as a starting point, this thriller partners Bell and Doyle as pioneers in criminal investigation, exploring the strange underwo
While a young medical student at Edinburgh, Arthur Conan Doyle famously studied under the remarkable Dr Joseph Bell. Taking this as a starting point, ...
The story is about two abandoned children who are left to fend for themselves and strange things start to happen. Puzzle pieces start to appear for no known reason, and the children disap- Who is the mastermind behind this plot?
The story is about two abandoned children who are left to fend for themselves and strange things start to happen. Puzzle pieces start to appear for no...
The story is about two children, Pedro and Maya, who are about to embark on a journey of their lives, with many twists and turns from the beginning until the end.
The story is about two children, Pedro and Maya, who are about to embark on a journey of their lives, with many twists and turns from the beginning un...
This invaluable book offers the student of literature detailed advice on the entire process of critical essay writing, from first facing the question right through to producing a fair copy for final submission to the teacher.
This invaluable book offers the student of literature detailed advice on the entire process of critical essay writing, from first facing the questi...
