First published in 1993, this book brings together Muriel Spark's writings on the Bronte sisters, including a selection of their letters and a selection of Emily Bronte's poems.
Muriel Spark Books
February 1, 1918 – April 13, 2006
Muriel Spark was a prolific Scottish novelist, short story writer, and poet whose darkly comedic voice made her one of the most distinctive writers of the twentieth century. Her work often delves into the complexities of human nature and society, frequently employing absurdity and irony. Spark masterfully wielded language, crafting unforgettable characters and narratives that provoke thought in the reader. Her unique style and profound insight into the human psyche establish her as a significant literary voice of her era.
The Complete Short Stories
- 608 pages
- 22 hours of reading
It is perhaps her short stories that demonstrate her gifts best: wit, perception, acute characterisation, elegance and precision. They mark her out as one of the finest writers of her generation Observer
Mary Shelley
- 266 pages
- 10 hours of reading
In the summer of 1816, aged nineteen, Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein. A pioneering work of science fiction, it captured the popular imagination from the start. The daughter of radical philosopher William Godwin and pioneering feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary Shelley lived an unconventional life marred by tragedy. At sixteen she scandalised ..
Penguin Decades bring you the novels that helped shape modern Britain. When they were published, some were bestsellers, some were considered scandalous, and others were simply misunderstood. All represent their time and helped define their generation, while today each is considered a landmark work of storytelling. Muriel Spark's Memento Mori, published in 1959, is among the finest novels by one of the most witty and incisive British writers of recent times. It tells the acidly funny story of a group of elderly people who start to receive threatening phone calls telling them 'Remember, you must die' - opening up dark secrets, intrigues, duplicity and tragedy from their pasts.
Spark's poems are witty, idiosyncratic and haunting, transforming the familiar into glittering moments of strangeness, revealing the dark - and light - music beneath the mundane.
Curriculum Vitae
- 222 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Muriel Sparks's celebrated autobiography with a preface by the poet and biographer Elaine Feinstein.
The Observing Eye
- 112 pages
- 4 hours of reading
Celebrate Muriel Spark's hundredth birthday by imbibing a delicious glass of her bubbly wit in this brilliant, wry collection of her wise words.
The Only Problem, Muriel Spark's seventeenth novel, was first published in 1984.
The Hothouse by the East River, Muriel Spark's twelfth novel, was first published in 1973.
