The Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Places that Inspired Middle-earth by John Garth
39.99 NZD
Category: Literary
An exploration of Tolkien's influences by renowned expert John Garth. 'Every page brings forth the elegiac tone of JRR Tolkien's work... It is a beautiful book, including many wonderful pictures by Tolkien himself... Garth's book made me realise the impact that Tolkien has had on my life.' - The Times A ...Show more
Eliot’s Book of Bookish Lists: A Sparkling Miscellany of Literary Lists by Henry Eliot
37.00 NZD
Category: Literary
A sparkling miscellany of literary triviaWho had birds called Death, Wigs and Spinach? How do you spell the noise of a door slamming? Whose working title was The Chronic Argonauts? Henry Eliot - author, editor and insatiable bookworm - has ransacked the libraries and archives of world literature, compil ...Show more
The Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story by John Freeman, John Freeman
35.00 NZD
Category: Literary
A selection of the best and most representative contemporary American short fiction from 1970 to 2020, including such authors as Ursula K. LeGuin, Toni Cade Bambara, Jhumpa Lahiri, Sandra Cisneros, and Ted Chiang, hand-selected by celebrated editor and anthologist John FreemanIn the past fifty years, th ...Show more