Who This Author Is

D.J. Enright has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 7 catalog-linked books across 1989 to 1998, 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 Collected poems 1948-1998 and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1989 to 1998; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Carcanet Pr and Oxford Univ Pr.

Best Place To Start

Collected poems 1948-1998

Carcanet Pr • 1998 • longer 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 Carcanet Pr and Oxford Univ Pr

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 1989 to 1998; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Carcanet Pr and Oxford Univ Pr.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Collected poems 1948-1998

    Carcanet Pr • 1998 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1998 • 508 pages.

  2. Interplay: A Kind of Commonplace Book

    Oxford Univ Pr • 1997 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1997 • 250 pages.

  3. Telling Tales : Paradise Illustrated and a Faust Book

    Carcanet Pr • 1997 • quick commitment

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

  4. The Oxford Book of Friendship

    Oxford Univ Pr • 1991 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1991 • 364 pages.

  5. Under the Circumstances - Poems and Proses

    Carcanet Pr • 1991 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1991 • 64 pages.

  6. Fields of Vision: Essays on Literature, Language, and Television

    Oxford Univ Pr • 1989 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1989 • 256 pages.

  7. The Way of the Cat

    Harpercollins • commitment varies by edition

    It stands out partly because the publisher trail is clearer than usual for this author page.

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