First published in 1979. Most of the great nineteenth century novelists strove to render in words the people and places that they invented and most readers of fiction picture in their imagination these characters and scenes. This book investigates both types of ‘picturing’, exploring the principles and problems concerned, and sheds light on the workings of fiction ― reassessing a number of famous novels in the process. By so doing, this work relates the academic study of the novel to the writing and reading of fiction, and the teaching of creative writing. This book will appeal to students of literature.

Picturing: Description and illusion in the nineteenth-century novel

Irwin, Michael

Literature & Fiction

Allen& Unwin

Michael Irwin’s The Skull and the Nightingale is a chilling and deliciously dark, literary novel of manipulation and sex, intrigue and seduction, set in 18th-century England. When Richard Fenwick returns to London, his wealthy godfather, James Gilbert, has an unexpected proposition. Gilbert has led a sedate life in Worcestershire, but feels the urge to experience, even vicariously, the extremes of human feeling: love, passion, and something much more sinister. It becomes apparent that Gilbert desires news filled with tales of carousing, flirtation, excess, and London’s more salacious side. But Gilbert’s elaborate and manipulative “experiments” into the workings of human behavior soon drag Richard into a Faustian vortex of betrayal and danger where lives are ruined and tragedy is only a step away. With echoes of Dangerous Liaisons, Michael Irwin’s The Skull and the Nightingale is an urgent period drama that seduces the senses.

The Skull and the Nightingale: A Novel

Literary

William Morrow

United States

William Morrow Paperbacks

Striker

British & Irish

David&Charles

It just doesn't get cuter and funnier than this tale of a little boy and two big, furry, friendly bears who start hanging around. Of course, Mama won't believe the animals are there, so it's up to the child to take care of the problem. Unbearably adorable pictures of bears playing under the covers, dribbling over food, relaxing in the bath, and going eye-to-eye with bunnies in the yard. "...bright colors and large shapes...have a poster-like impact."--Publishers Weekly.

Bears in My Bed

Children's Books

Animals

Big Fish

Michael Irwin is an author and former prisoner who was spent six years in prison for drug trafficking. Whilst incarcerated Michael dedicated himself to academia and rehabilitation. He also wrote a journal detailing his daily life and progress. This book provides a fascinating glimpse into the everyday world of prisons, something that the most of us would never experience in our lives. It also shows the journey of how a man left with nothing, turned his life around and became an absolute success. Acknowledgements: Mark Van Eyssen, James Mehigan, Ruth McFarlane, Christopher Uggen, Bill Davies, Gary Irwin, Keir Irwin-Rogers, Steve Hall, Paula Skidmore & David Whyte.

My Life Began at Forty

Biographies & Memoirs

True Crime

L.R. Price Publications Ltd

Picturing: Description and Illusion in the Nineteenth Century Novel (Routledge Library Editions: The Nineteenth-Century Novel)

Routledge

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Health, Fitness & Dieting

Diseases & Physical Ailments

Independently published

Educating Boys

HARPER/COLLINS

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