Written specifically for those embarking on a Masters degree in literature, this provides an introduction to research techniques, methodologies and information sources relevant to the study of literature at a postgraduate level.

The Handbook to Literary Research is a practical guide for students embarking on postgraduate work in Literary Studies. It introduces and explains research techniques, methodologies and approaches to information resources, paying careful attention to the differences between countries and institutions, and providing a range of key examples.

This fully updated second edition is divided into five sections which cover:

• tools of the trade - a brand new chapter outlining how to make the most of literary resources
• textual scholarship and...

Daniel Defoe is known as the father of the English novel. Virginia Woolf described Moll Flanders and Roxana as 'among the few novels...one can call indisputably great'; and Robinson Crusoe is one of the most enduring characters in English literature. Defoe wrote ten novels including two lesser known sequels to "Robinson Crusoe". This is the first authoritative scholarly edition of all his novels. Carefully selected copy texts are supported by extensive new editorial material explaining the novels' publishing history and details of later parodies, sequels and adaptations. This is the first...