The Guardian

A History of the Novel in Britain by Philip Hensher review – a masterpiece of criticism

A History of the Novel in Britain by Philip Hensher review – a masterpiece of criticismWorldPing

This joyous book takes readers on a literary adventure across 300 years of fiction, from Defoe to Zadie Smith In his opening paragraph, Philip Hensher declares that a novel not only “tells a good story” but is a good story in itself.

This is a short WorldPing brief. The full report was published by The Guardian.

Read the full report at The Guardian

Related news

Great Britain faces electricity supply shortfall during solar eclipseWorldPing
The Guardian

Great Britain faces electricity supply shortfall during solar eclipse

Event expected to hit solar power just as fifth heatwave of summer increases use of air conditioning and fans Great Britain faces a shortfall of electricity supplies on Wednesday evening as the near total solar eclipse is expected to wipe out solar p…

Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Guardian