{"title":"Robert Douglas-Fairhurst","description":"Robert Douglas-Fairhurst is Professor of English Literature at Oxford University and a Fellow of Magdalen College. His books include Becoming Dickens: The Invention of a Novelist (2011), which was awarded the Duff Cooper Prize, The Story of Alice: Lewis Carroll and the Secret History of Wonderland (2015), which was shortlisted for the Costa Prize, and The Turning Point: A Year that Changed Dickens and the World (2021). In 2015 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.","products":[{"product_id":"the-collected-peter-pan-paperback","title":"The Collected Peter Pan - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'To die will be an awfully big adventure.'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePeter Pan, the boy who refused to grow up, is one of the immortals of children's literature. J. M. Barrie first created Peter Pan as a baby, living in secret with the birds and fairies in the middle of London, but as the children for whom he invented the stories grew older, so too did Peter, reappearing in Neverland, where he was aided in his epic battles by the motherly and resourceful Wendy Darling. Since then Peter Pan has become a cultural icon and symbol for escapism and innocence, remaining popular with both children and adults. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this collected edition, Robert Douglas-Fairhurst brings together five of the main versions of the \u003cem\u003ePeter Pan\u003c\/em\u003e story, from Peter Pan's first appearance in \u003cem\u003eThe Little White Bird\u003c\/em\u003e, to his novelisation of the story, the stage version, and unrealised silent film script. This edition contains an introduction and notes, detailed explanatory notes, original illustrations, and appendices that include Barrie's coda to the play that was only performed once. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101558804703,"sku":"9780198878384","price":10.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/gAF3jpR2WL9780198878384.webp?v=1781071722"},{"product_id":"great-expectations-paperback-2","title":"Great Expectations - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003ePerhaps Dickens's best-loved work, \u003cem\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of Pip, a young man with few prospects for advancement until a mysterious benefactor allows him to escape the Kent marshes for a more promising life in London. Despite his good fortune, Pip is haunted by figures from his past--the escaped convict Magwitch, the time-withered Miss Havisham, and her proud and beautiful ward, Estella--and in time uncovers not just the origins of his great expectations but the mystery of his own heart. A powerful and moving novel, \u003cem\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/em\u003e is suffused with Dickens's memories of the past and its grip on the present, and it raises disturbing questions about the extent to which individuals affect each other's lives. This edition reprints the definitive Clarendon text. Robert Douglas-Fairhurst's new introduction ranges widely across critical issues raised by the novel: its biographical genesis, ideas of origin and progress and what makes a \"gentleman,\" memory, melodrama, and\u003cbr\u003ethe book's critical reception. The book includes four appendices and the fullest set of critical notes in any mass-market edition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Series: \u003c\/strong\u003eFor over 100 years \u003cstrong\u003eOxford World's Classics\u003c\/strong\u003e has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101597864159,"sku":"9780199219766","price":10.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/YWVUVW11VjEzSVk4ZDJUNVZxbENaUT09.webp?v=1781071797"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/robert-douglas-fairhurst.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}