England, Their England: Essays on English Language and Literature.

New York, NY Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. Hardcover First Edition (1988), so stated. First Edition (1988), so stated. Very Good+ in Very Good+ DJ: The Book shows mild shelving wear along the bottom edges of the quarter-cloth boards and very light rubbing to the upper extremities as well; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing wild wear and minor, unobtrusive imperfections. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Not far from 'As New'. The DJ shows light wear to the extremitie the mildest rubbing to the panels; the price is unclipped but a former bookseller has lined through it with a pencil; mylar-protected. Attractive and intact, showing minor flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo.(9.55 x 6.7 x 1.4 inches). x, 275 pages.. Deckle fore-edge. Hardback with DJ. Completing the trilogy begun with We Irish and Reading America, this book presents over 20 previously uncollected pieces (mostly review essays), including five interesting essays on the English language and others that deal with English authors from Shakespeare to the present. Whether discussing fiction (Moll Flanders, Tristram Shandy, The Good Soldier, the work of Wyndham Lewis, Peter Ackroyd's Chatterton), poetry (Shelley, Hopkins, Eliot), criticism (Arnold, Pater, Leavis), Lawrence's letters, or Raymond Williams's Towards 2000, Donoghue illuminates his subjects and treats complex issues without pedantry or academic narrowness. A valuable book for discerning readers.