Bøker av John R. Hammond

The writer and Oscar-winner James Hilton is best known as the author of ""Goodbye, Mr Chips"" as well as the novel ""Lost Horizon"" in which he invented the notion of Shangri-la. This title offers an account of his life and literary career (including a chronology), a listing of his works, and a key to the important characters and locations.

Introduces James Hilton's novel ""Lost Horizon"" for contemporary students and general readers. This text provides a summary of Hilton's life and describes his circumstances at the time of writing the novel. It presents a chapter-by-chapter summary of plot, a glossary of words and phrases, and an alphabetically arranged guide to novel's characters.

A Preface to H G Wells provides a concise and accessible introduction to the life and works of Wells. Beginning with a survey of his life and times, the book also illustrates the influence of place on his fiction and autobiographical novels, and discusses his work in relation to Modernism.