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With a preface by Peter Ackroyd, this is a comprehensive guide encompassing the history of the novel and ideal for those wanting to expand their reading but don't know where to start.
Synopsis
Whether they're a work of wacky imagination, a piercing insight into social and cultural traditions at the time of writing, or simply a absorbing story, this work features these stories that have come about out of people's desires to communicate a story, a message or a lesson.