This book provides a chapter-length discussion of the works of 20 major contemporary British novelists and features essays by many of the leading literary critics of the day. It offers new insights into complext contemporary novels and presents a new approaches to narrative, the new multi-cultural Britain, and the writing of historical fiction.

James Acheson presents a vibrant collection of brand new essays on Virginia Woolf's 'Mrs Dalloway' and 'To the Lighthouse'. A team of leading scholars provide stimulating re-assessments and fresh critical perspectives on these two major works of British fiction.

James Acheson presents a vibrant collection of brand new essays on Virginia Woolf's 'Mrs Dalloway' and 'To the Lighthouse'. A team of leading scholars provide stimulating re-assessments and fresh critical perspectives on these two major works of British fiction.