ISBN10: 0198662440, ISBN13: 9780198662440, [publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated] Hardcover Sir Paul Harvey's original Oxford Companion to English Literaure, published in 1932, was the book that began Oxford's celebrated Companion series. In its various editions in the half-century since then, it has enjoyed an enormously faithful following and unflagging sales (over 400,000 to date). Now, for the Fifth Edition, the eminent novelist and biographer Margaret Drabble has put together the most substantial and significant revision in the book's distinguished history. The Classic Guide to English Literary Culture Here, thoroughly updated, is the standard reference work on English literature, both clasic and contemporary. The virtues established by Harvey are intact: the useful plot summaries, the separate entries on important fictional characters, the countless biographical articles on authors and other important figures in the world of letters, the lightness of touch that makes the book a pleasure to read. As ever, this is an essential book for libraries large and small, for students, for teachers, for everyone interested in English literature. Revisions Deepen and Widen Book's Appeal Drabble's revisions not only bring the volume up to date; they both deepen and widen its appeal. Topics once regarded as non-literary--detective stories, science fiction, children's literature, comic strips, for example--are now included, as are ...

Oxford University Press, Date: 2000. 6th . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (Originally published, 1932) Very large, very heavy, very thick book, shiny black covers, very bright gilt lettering and borders on spine, 1172 pages, double-column format. An ink gift note on first front end paper. DJ glossy beneath mylar, red background with color-illustration of elegant woman at top front, of apple at top back right. DJ has light wear at top front tip. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book. 2000. Oxford University Press ISBN 0198662440 9780198662440 [US]

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First printing of Sixth Edition Date: 2000. Never used, bump on top back corner of cover and jacket, light edge wear on jacket. 2000. Oxford University Press ISBN 0198662440 9780198662440 [US]

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ISBN10: 0198662440, ISBN13: 9780198662440, [publisher: Oxford University Press, New York, New York / Oxford, England] Hardcover viii, 1172 pp. Very good condition; name of previous owner on inside of front cover.
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