The British invented the novel with the publication of 'Robinson Crusoe' in 1719. Sebastian Faulks argues here that the novel helped invent the British. He examines many enduring fictional characters from over the centuries and shows us how they have mapped and inspired the British psyche.
The British invented the novel with the publication of 'Robinson Crusoe' in 1719. Sebastian Faulks argues here that the novel helped invent the Britis...
Some very interesting pieces from the pen of the bestselling author of Birdsong and Human Traces a collection of clever, funny and surprising parodies, pastiches and air-shots, inspired by "The Write Stuff "on Britain s Radio 4. Here s a small sample of Pistache pieces: Thomas Hardy is sent to cover the big match. Jane Austen braves a contemporary dance . William Shakespeare writes a speech for Basil Fawlty. Oscar Wilde tries to be an agony uncle. Samuel Beckett writes a monologue for Ronnie Corbett. Pistache will be received with great delight by fans of Sebastian...
Some very interesting pieces from the pen of the bestselling author of Birdsong and Human Traces a collection of clever, funny and surprising parodies...
M has summoned agent 007 to London. It's the swinging Sixties and a flood of narcotics is pouring into Britain. Sinister industrialist Dr Julius Gorner is identified as the source and James Bond is dispatched to investigate. The trail takes Bond to Paris and then Persia leading him to Gorners secret desert headquarters.
M has summoned agent 007 to London. It's the swinging Sixties and a flood of narcotics is pouring into Britain. Sinister industrialist Dr Julius Gorne...
Packed full of analysis and interpretation, historical background, discussions and commentaries, 'York Notes' will help you get right to the heart of the text you're studying, whether it's poetry, a play or a novel.
Packed full of analysis and interpretation, historical background, discussions and commentaries, 'York Notes' will help you get right to the heart of ...
Terrified, a young man in the Second World War closes his eyes and pictures himself hitting a perfect six; across the courtyard in a workhouse, a father is too ashamed to acknowledge his son; a skinny awkward girl steps out of a Chevy with a guitar and sings four songs that send shivers through the teeth and skull.
Terrified, a young man in the Second World War closes his eyes and pictures himself hitting a perfect six; across the courtyard in a workhouse, a fath...
In this unique and compelling anthology, Sebastian Faulks has collected the best fiction about war in the twentieth century. Ranging from the First World War to the Gulf War, these stories depict a soldier's experience from call-up, battle and comradeship, to leave, hospital and trauma in later life. Truly international in scope, this anthology includes stories by Erich Maria Remarque and Pat Barker, Isaac Babel and Ernest Hemingway, Heinrich Boll and Norman Mailer, JG Ballard and Tim O'Brien, Julian Barnes and Louis de Bernieres. Together they form a powerful and moving evocation of the...
In this unique and compelling anthology, Sebastian Faulks has collected the best fiction about war in the twentieth century. Ranging from the First W...
A gloriously witty novel from Sebastian Faulks using P.G. Wodehouse's much-loved characters, Jeeves and Wooster, fully authorised by the Wodehouse estate. Bertie Wooster, recently returned from a very pleasurable soujourn in Cannes, finds himself at the stately home of Sir Henry Hackwood in Dorset. Bertie is more than familiar with the country house set-up: he is a veteran of the cocktail hour and, thanks to Jeeves, his gentleman's personal gentleman, is never less than immaculately dressed. On this occasion, however, it is Jeeves who is to be seen in the drawing room while Bertie finds...
A gloriously witty novel from Sebastian Faulks using P.G. Wodehouse's much-loved characters, Jeeves and Wooster, fully authorised by the Wodehouse est...
Edited by the bestselling author of "Birdsong "and "Devil May Care," this is an original and illuminating non-fiction anthology of writing on the First World WarA lieutenant writes of digging through bodies that have the consistency of Camembert cheese; a mother sends flower seeds to her son at the Front, hoping that one day someone may see them grow; a nurse tends a man back to health knowing he will be court-martialed and shot as soon as he is fit. In this extraordinarily powerful and diverse selection of diaries, letters and memories many of which have never been published before privates...
Edited by the bestselling author of "Birdsong "and "Devil May Care," this is an original and illuminating non-fiction anthology of writing on the Firs...
Podobně jako detektiv Hercule Poirot Agathy Christieové, i sluha Jeeves nyní ožívá dávno po smrti svého tvůrce, anglického humoristy P. G. Wodehouse. Má nového autora, jímž je Sebastian Faulks, a ten se s jeevesovskou tradicí vyrovnal na výbornou. Bertie Wosster, Jeevesův pán, se na Azurovém pobřeží zakoukal do krásné Georginy, ale milostný vztah se samozřejmě zamotá a najednou je to Jeeves, a ne Bertie, kdo je vydáván za jejího nastávajícího; sluha mění role rychleji než Lelíček ve službách Sherlocka Holmese.
Sebastian Faulks (1958) je autor...
Podobně jako detektiv Hercule Poirot Agathy Christieové, i sluha Jeeves nyní ožívá dávno po smrti svého tvůrce, anglického humoristy P. G. W...
On a small island off the south coast of France, Robert Hendricks, an English doctor who has seen the best and the worst the twentieth century had to offer, is forced to confront the events that made up his life.
On a small island off the south coast of France, Robert Hendricks, an English doctor who has seen the best and the worst the twentieth century had to ...
