Three generations of critics have commented on the parallels between George Orwell and his favorite novelist, George Gissing. I am a great fan of his, Orwell wrote in 1948, proclaiming…

Follows the birth and development of the original Hardy Boys series, and follows their history through 1979. This book covers topics such as the writing of Stratemeyer and McFarlane; the…

This book questions how films create and interpret what Christmas means to societies across the Anglo-Saxon and European world, examining such topics as Santa Claus in cinema, Dickens and Christmas…

Reaching for the Stars provides a new and revisionary narrative of the Bomber Command in the Second World War and an investigation of how its modern image has developed.

Featuring practical strategies, real-world emphasis and focus on critical thinking, this 4-in-1 text - handbook, reader, rhetoric, and research guide - incorporates electronic writing and visual rhetoric to prepare students…

The story of Ypres, the series of devastating battles at the heart of Britain and her Empire’s experience of the First World War: how they were fought, how they have…

The Ypres Times was the journal of the remembrance movement, the Ypres League. Founded in 1921, the League was the creation of Henry Beckles Willson and Beatrix Brice. Both Brice…