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CIRCUS OF DREAMS Adventures in the 1980s literary world JOHN WALSH 432p. Constable. 25 [pounds sterling]. CONTEMPORARY FICTION, CELEBRITY CULTURE, AND THE MARKET FOR MODERNISM Fictions of celebrity CAREY MICKALITES [...]

THE AUTHOR WHO OUTSOLD DICKENS The life and work of W. H. Ainsworth STEPHEN CARVER 256pp. Pen and Sword. 25 [pounds sterling]. CONFRONTED BY THE CONTINENTAL MASS of Minor Victorian [...]

PLAGIARIZING THE VICTORIAN NOVEL Imitation, parody, aftertext ADAM ABRAHAM 278pp. Cambridge University Press. 67.50 [pounds sterling] (US $99.99). IT'S something of a stunner when you open a book and find [...]

Alan Sillitoe MOGGERHANGER 512pp. Seven Stories Press. Paperback, 13.99 [pounds sterling]. 978 1 60980 723 5 Alan Sillitoe died six years ago at the age of eighty-two. The obituaries dutifully [...]

TLS December 5, 1975 Return of the native We look back to a review by John Sutherland of High Rise by J. G. Ballard. J. G. Ballard's fiction, short and [...]

Ann Rigney THE AFTERLIVES OF WALTER SCOTT Memory on the move 328pp. Oxford University Press. 55 [pounds sterling] (US $99). 978 019 9644018 Si monumentem requiris ... One has to [...]

Stephen Spender's poems and personal history are analyzed in light of the recent release of his biography from David Leeming entitled 'Stephen Spender: A Life in Modernism.' The poet had received much negative criticism early in his career, but his final volume 'Dolphins' received praise from most reviewers. More information on Spender's works and life is provided.

Issues are presented concerning the large number of classic literary works which are being reprinted in the year 2001. The writings of the major Scottish novelists and the installation of classic literature in the culture of Scotland are discussed.

Sir,--I was gratified to see the TLS take notice of M. P. Shiel in Phil Baker's thoughtful remarks on The Purple Cloud (November 9). I was put out, however, by [...]

The character Melmotte in Anthony Trollope's 'The Way We Live Now' is often taken to be Jewish, although the evidence in the novel is ambiguous. Trollope's preliminary notes for the novel suggest that he had two different characters in mind: a Jewish swindler of Germanic descent and an American swindler. The description of Melmotte retains aspects of both ideas, along with an element of Irishness as well.

Sir,--Three monographs have come my way, as a reviewer, recently: Michael Anesko, Monopolizing the Master (Stanford University Press), Leah Price, How To Do Things with Books in Victorian Britain (Princeton [...]

Indexing performed by humans are demonstrated to be unmatched by the computer search engine in terms of making conceptual and abstract index. Computer indexing is flawed by information overload and problems of field specificity. How the human indexer can perform well in the limitations of the computer search engine is discussed.

The article examines the poet W.H. Auden's possible but unwitting role in the escape plans of the spy Guy Burgess.

The influence of Irish novelist Charles Lever on other authors is examined. Discussion includes Lever's contributions on how to treat battle scenes in narratives, comparing and contrasting William Makepeace Thackeray's approach versus Lever's blackly humorous style.

The works, views, and influences of literary critic and author Edward Said are analyzed. Topics discussed include Said's book Culture and Imperialism, his influences on mass media and contemporary literary criticism, and his interpretation of Orientalism-related subjects in literature as illustrated by his comments on the novels Vanity Fair, and Mansfield Park.