This series presents a comprehensive, global and up-to-date history of English-language prose fiction and written ... by a international team of scholars ... --

This text traces the language from its obscure Indo-European roots to its 21st-century position as the world's first language. It describes the history of Engli

In 14 original essays, this book reveals the history of books in all their various forms, from the ancient world to the digital present

Why did the novel take such a long time to emerge in the colonial world? And, what cultural work did it come to perform in societies where subjects were not fre