Lives of the Novelists: A History of Fiction in 294 Lives
No previous author has attempted a book such as this: a complete history ong>ofong> novels written in the English language,from the genre's seventeenth-century origins to the present day. In the spirit ong>ofong> Dr. Johnsons ong>Livesong> ong>ofong> the Poets, acclaimed critic and scholar John Sutherland selects 294 writers whose works illustrate the best ong>ofong> every kind ong>ofong> fictionfrom gothic,penny dreadful,and pornography to fantasy,romance,and high literature. Each author was chosen,Prong>ofong>essor Sutherland explains,becaus