Our Greatest Writers

This book will take you to the heart of some of the great literature of the English language, to discover or rediscover the best that has been written. In concise and clearly structured sections, many of the major writers are presented and discussed in order of their birth, giving a strong sense of the unfolding history of English literature from Beowulf to Seamus Heaney. Every writer or group of writers is approached afresh through carefully selected extracts, informed comment, key biographical detail and suggestions for further reading. Each section can be read as a self-contained guide in a matter of minutes, and the book as a whole builds into an ordered programme that will enrich your leisure time and build your body of knowledge.