Perfect for book lovers and foodies alike—a splendid cookbook featuring recipes inspired by classic works of literature and modern favorites
Wake up to a perfect breakfast with Mrs. Dalby’s Buttermilk Scones, courtesy of James Herriot’s All Things Bright and Beautiful and Ichabod’s Slapjacks, as featured in Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. There’s homey comfort food...

Presents critical essays on Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eye" and includes a chronology, a bibliography, and an introduction by critic Harold Bloom.

A collection of essays that analyze Toni Morrison's novel "Beloved."

The author analyzes the works of several American writers in light of his own visits to the places described in them; covers works by Henry David Thoreau, Mark Twain, George Washington Cable, Willa Cather, Mari Sandoz, William Faulkner, John Steinbeck, William Carlos Williams, and Leslie Marmon Silko.

Presents critical essays on John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath" and includes a chronology, a bibliography, and an introduction by critic Harold Bloom.

The author responds to negative interpretations of Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness," arguing that claims the novel is racist and imperialist are based on distortions and misunderstandings, and reminding critics that the story is fiction rather than a sociological treatise.

A collection of three lectures discussing the history of race in society and how it affected American literature written by Poe, Melville, Cather and Hemingway.