John Sutherland is een vooraanstaand hoogleraar Engels en literatuurcriticus met diepgaande expertise in de Victoriaanse en moderne literatuur. Zijn kenmerkende aanpak omvat het nauwgezet ontleden van klassieke teksten, waarbij hij subtiele inconsistenties en over het hoofd geziene verwijzingen blootlegt. Sutherlands werk belicht het ingewikkelde schrijversambacht en maakt complexe literaire werken toegankelijk en boeiend voor hedendaagse lezers. Hij biedt lezers een unieke lens om de nuances van de literaire geschiedenis en de intentie van de auteur te waarderen.
A History in Aspects
Focusing on the Victorian Novel, this book delves into the intricate mechanisms that shaped its development. It explores the literary, social, and historical contexts that influenced the genre, highlighting Professor Sutherland's expertise and insights. Through a detailed examination, the work sheds light on the complexities of Victorian literature and its enduring impact.
Explore the rich history and culture of South Africa with John Sutherland's Memoir Respecting the Kaffers, Hottentots, and Bosjemans of South Africa. This detailed historical account is perfect for academics and anyone interested in learning more about this fascinating region of the world.
First published in 1846, this book provides an illuminating historical account of the relationship between the British Empire and India during the early 19th century. Sutherland was a civil servant in the East India Company, and his firsthand experience gives this book a valuable perspective on the complex social and political issues of the time.
In this characteristically nuanced and calmly objective study, the witty literary critic guides us through the increasingly rocky terrain of triggering. His advice rings clear: literature matters, to us and what we make of our world, and it must be handled with critical care.
From Sunday Times bestselling author of Blue and Crossing the Line comes the second novel from ex-hostage negotiator John Sutherland.
Nine hostages. Ten hours. One chance to save them all.
Either Detective Franklin Washborne is losing his mind, or something very strange is going on.Assigned a murder case with no witnesses and few clues, Washborne finds himself drawn into a world of high-tech computerized pharmacology and a 40-year-old commune movement where the 1960s still live on. The investigation quickly deteriorates into a labyrinth of dead ends, and before long another body appears on a bench in Huntington Park.After a dozen years on the force, Franklin’s become disaffected with police culture and increasingly disquieted by the mindless violence of the crimes he investigates. When he starts seeing Robert Louis Stevenson on the streets of San Francisco, he assumes he’s hallucinating. Could this be a result of the head injury he sustained during his military service in Afghanistan? Or is it residual PTSD that is provoking the nightmares and daytime apparitions of a one-time resident who’s been dead for 100 years? And can Franklin keep it together long enough to find a killer?A murder mystery, a ghost story, an exploration of San Francisco past and present, The Montfort Prescription is anything but your typical police procedural.
The story of Philip Larkin's long-term partner Monica Jones based on her never-before-seen letters to the poet.