John Peck Ordre des livres (chronologique)

Here, at last, is the guide that shows school, college and university students how they can improve their essay-writing skills and their command of spelling, punctuation and grammar. Throughout the emphasis is upon clear guidelines and clear explanations of how to master all aspects of writing. Carefully designed both for students who have never been taught any grammar and for those who need reminding of the basic rules of English, this is set to become one of the indispensable reference works on every student's desk.

This third edition, which contains updated material, additional discussion of critical terms and approaches and a revised further reading list, is a guide to the study of English literature.

A Brief History of English Literature provides a lively introductory guide to English literature from Beowulf to the present day. The authors write in their characteristically lucid style which enables the reader to engage fully with the narrative and easily understand the texts in relation to the social, political and cultural contexts in which they were written. A masterpiece of clarity and compression, this book is a must have for anyone interested in the history of literature from the British Isles.

The new critical approaches that have swept through literary criticism in recent years have transformed our sense of David Copperfield and Hard Times. There is now a new kind of understanding of how both novels emerge from and relate to the 1850's. In collecting together the most original and exciting, innovative work on David Copperfield and Hard Times, this New Casebook offers the reader an excellent and unique introduction to current critical thinking about Dickens.