Who This Author Is

Laura Marcus has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 7 catalog-linked books across 1994 to 2014, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Dreams of Modernity and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1994 to 2014; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press.

Best Place To Start

Dreams of Modernity

Cambridge University Press • 2014 • standard commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1994 to 2014; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Dreams of Modernity

    Cambridge University Press • 2014 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2014 • 269 pages.

  2. Mass Observation as Poetics and Science (New Formations)

    Lawrence & Wishart Ltd • 2001 • standard commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  3. AUTO/BIOGRAPHICAL DISCOURSES Criticism, theory, practice

    Manchester Univ Pr • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 322 pages.

  4. Auto/biographical discourses

    Palgrave Macmillan • 1994 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1994 • 322 pages.

  5. Tenth Muse

    Oxford University Press • 2010 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2010.

  6. Virginia Woolf

    Univ Pr of Mississippi • 1997 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1997 • 96 pages.

  7. The tenth muse

    Oxford University Press • 2007 • oversized commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2007 • 562 pages.

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