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An overview of popular literature from the early nineteenth century to the present day from a historical and comparative perspective.

Becoming and Bonding: Contemporary Feminism and Popular Fiction by

Eight plates of scenes from the film. Small 8vo, pp.252, original gilt decorated cloth. Patch of fading on upper cover. Snag to d.w. on backstrip, d.w. torn at head of spine and slightly worn at base, one corner rubbed. Original owners ink stamped name on upper margin of title and endpapers. Bound rather tightly, inner joint cracked between pages 61/62 but firm.

A collection of novels by women writers in the period 1660-1730. Work by many writers of the period is included - Aphra Behn, Mary de la Riviere Manley, Jane Barker, Eliza Haywood, Mary Davys, and Elizabeth Singer Rower. The novels provide a sampling of the kinds of stories that are read today.

Michael Rosen is one of the most popular contemporary poets and authors of books for children. His titles include We're Going on a Bear Hunt which was the winner of the Smarties Book Prize, Michael Rosen's Sad Book and Totally Wonderful Miss Plumberry. The presenter of "Word of Mouth" on BBC Radio 4, he received the Eleanor Farjeon Award for services to children's literature in 1997.

Spanish novelist, playwright, and poet, the creator of Don Quixote (1605, 1615) and the most important and celebrated figure in Spanish literature. His novel Don Quixote has been translated, in full or in part, into more than 60 languages. Editions continue regularly to be printed, and critical discussion of the work has proceeded unabated since the 18th century. Although Cervantes' reputation rests almost entirely on his portrait of the knight of La Mancha, El ingenioso hidalgo, his literary production...