Literary reference works

The perfect Father's Day giftTolkien's One Ring, at the centre of one of the greatest fantasy tales ever told, is an undeniably iconic and powerful symbol in literature.

The 20th century began with a sense of great optimism.

The perfect Father's Day giftTolkien's works are punctuated by dramatic and explosive battles.

This lavish, colour atlas is a complete guide to the weird and wonderful geography of Tolkien's world.

Arranged in a handy A-Z format, A Dictionary of Tolkien explores and explains the creatures, plants, events and places that make up these strange and wonderful lands.

Named by The Times as the all-time number one crime writer, Patricia Highsmith was an author who broke new ground and defied genre clich s with novels such as The Talented Mr Ripley and Strangers on a Train.

This provocative and unique work reveals the remarkably influential role of futuristic literature on contemporary political power in America.

Take an intimate tour through the life and works of Stephen King, made vivid with rare photos and ephemera from King's personal collection.

REA's MAXnotes for Albert Camus' The Stranger MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion.

REA's MAXnotes for William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night The MAXnotes offers a comprehensive summary and analysis of Twelfth Night and a biography of William Shakespeare.

REA's MAXnotes for Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter The MAXnotes provides a comprehensive summary and analysis of The Scarlet Letter and a biography of Nathaniel Hawthorne.

REA's MAXnotes for Homer's The Odyssey MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion.

REA's MAXnotes for Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion.

REA's MAXnotes for Margaret Atwood's The Edible Woman MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion.

REA's MAXnotes for Charlotte Bronte's Jane EyreMAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion.

REA's MAXnotes for Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

REA's MAXnotes for John Milton's Paradise Lost MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion.

REA's MAXnotes for Ernest Hemmingway's The Sun Also Rises MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion.

REA's MAXnotes for Victor Hugo's Les Miserables MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion.

REA's MAXnotes for William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar The MAXnotes offers a comprehensive summary and analysis of Julius Caesar and a biography of William Shakespeare.

REA's MAXnotes for William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream The MAXnotes offers a comprehensive summary and analysis of A Midsummer Night's Dream and a biography of William Shakespeare.

MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion.

REA's MAXnotes for Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two CitiesMAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion.

REA's MAXnotes for Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the WindMAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion.

REA's MAXnotes for William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion.

REA's MAXnotes for Homer's The Illiad MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion.

REA's MAXnotes for The Beowulf Poet's Beowulf MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion.

REA's MAXnotes for Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion.

REA's MAXnotes for George Eliot's Middlemarch MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion.

REA's MAXnotes for Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's CabinMAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion.

REA's MAXnotes for William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing The MAXnotes offers a comprehensive summary and analysis of Much Ado About Nothing and a biography of William Shakespeare.

REA's MAXnotes for William Shakespeare's King Lear The MAXnotes offers a comprehensive summary and analysis of King Lear and a biography of William Shakespeare.

REA's MAXnotes for The Gawain Poet's Sir Gawain and the Green Knight MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion.

REA's MAXnotes for Jane Austen's Emma MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion.

REA's MAXnotes for William Shakespeare's As You Like It The MAXnotes offers a comprehensive summary and analysis of As You Like It and a biography of William Shakespeare.

REA's MAXnotes for Thomas Mann's Death in Venice MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion.

REA's MAXnotes for William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion.

REA's MAXnotes for Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'UrbervillesMAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion.

REA's MAXnotes for William Faulkner's Absalom, Absalom!

REA's MAXnotes for Virgil's Aeneid MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion.

REA's MAXnotes for Toni Morrison's Paradise MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion.

REA's MAXnotes for Charles Dickens' Hard Times MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion.

REA's MAXnotes for Thomas Hardy's Jude the Obscure MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion.

REA's MAXnotes for Toni Morrison's Beloved MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion.

REA's MAXnotes for William Shakespeare's The TempestThe MAXnotes offers a comprehensive summary and analysis of The Tempest and a biography of William Shakespeare.

REA's MAXnotes for Charles Dickens' Great Expectations The MAXnotes offers a comprehensive summary and analysis of Great Expectations and a biography of Charles Dickens.

REA's MAXnotes for Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion.

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REA's MAXnotes for William Shakespeare's Othello The MAXnotes offers a comprehensive summary and analysis of Othello and a biography of William Shakespeare.

REA's MAXnotes for William Shakespeare's Hamlet The MAXnotes offers a comprehensive summary and analysis of Hamlet and a biography of William Shakespeare.