An examination of major developments in approaches to fiction in the twentieth century, focusing on modern and postmodern trends, and on how these have impacted on the rise and alleged decline of ...

In this introduction to post-war fiction in Britain, Dominic Head shows how the novel yields a special insight into the important areas of social and cultural history in the second half of the ...

This satirical travel narrative is considered by many to be a significant precursor of the modern science fiction novel. Jonathan Swift’s provocative and controversial novel is infused with ...

This year's Women's Prize for Fiction has gone to Barbara Kingsolver for Demon Copperhead, a modern reimagining of Charles Dickens' David Copperfield. Kingsolver, who also won in 2010 for The ...