This groundbreaking work of literary scholarship explores the ways in which Shakespeare's plays were adapted and re-imagined in the novels of the 18th century. Drawing on a wealth of primary…

This volume explores 25 case studies of fiscal measures that have been adopted successfully by governments in North America and Europe to reduce environmental degradation. Each study lays out an…

This encyclopedia is a comprehensive guide to Melville’s rich and complex literary career. The volume includes several hundred alphabetically arranged entries for all of Melville’s works and characters, and for…

At one time, Mickey Spillane had authored seven of the top ten bestsellers in history, and may have been the most widely read author in the world. Lengthier entries summarize…

Raymond Chandler was a pioneer of what came to be known as hard-boiled mystery-detective fiction. His Philip Marlowe is America’s tough, realistic equivalent to Victorian England’s more refined Sherlock Holmes…

Best remembered today as the author of The Song of Hiawatha, Longfellow continues to be one of the most popular poets in American literary history.

Gale Cooper’s huge Cracking the Billy the Kid Imposter Hoax of Brushy Bill Roberts, in hardcover and paperback, definitively demolishes that 70 year hoax.

Once Brushy Bill Roberts had united…

A Study Guide for Robert Hayden’s The Whipping, excerpted from Gale’s acclaimed Poetry for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context…