Kingsley Amis Books

The collection features interviews with Kingsley Amis, showcasing his sharp wit and candid insights throughout his literary career. Spanning from his first to his final interview, the dialogues reveal his perspectives on the evolution of the novel, contemporary intellectual trends, and personal experiences. Celebrated for his irreverent humor, Amis engages with various topics, reflecting his enduring relevance in literary discussions over four decades and forty books.

Although best known for his comic novels, Kingsley Amis wrote poetry throughout his career. Collected Poems spans subjects from nature and cricket to love, ageing and literature, brimming with his characteristic wit and irreverence, yet full of compassion. 'The Last War' brings home the futility of battle by portraying countries as flawed characters destined for misfortune, while 'Their Oxford' reflects on the passing of time, and in contrast the playful 'Sight Unseen' laments the difficulty of attracting women. By turns provocative and poignant, this collection provides an illuminating glimpse into the heart and mind of Amis.

An omnibus containing three Kingsley Amis novels - "Jake's Thing", "Stanley and the Women" and "The Old Devils", which won the 1986 Booker Prize for Fiction.

A successor to Dictionary of modern English usage (popularly known as Modern English usage) H.W. Fowler which was preceded by King's English / H.W. Fowler and F.G. Fowler.

A scourge of illiteracy and a thorn in the side of pretension, the author provides advice about the linguistic blunders that lie in wait for us, from danglers and four-letter words to jargon and even Welsh rarebit.

A superlative collection of the finest SF short stories from recent years. Ten astounding writers explore one whole hemisphere of the imagination, providing an outlet, both refreshing and necessary, for modern man's sense of wonder. ------------------------------------------------- Introduction (Spectrum) • essay by Kingsley Amis and Robert Conquest The Midas Plague • (1954) • novella by Frederik Pohl Limiting Factor • (1949) • shortstory by Clifford D. Simak The Executioner • (1956) • novelette by Algis Budrys Null-P • (1951) • shortstory by William Tenn The Homing Instinct of Joe Vargo • (1959) • novelette by Stephen Barr Special Flight • (1939) • novelette by John Berryman Inanimate Objection • (1954) • novelette by H. Chandler Elliott Pilgrimage to Earth • (1956) • shortstory by Robert Sheckley Unhuman Sacrifice • (1958) • novelette by Katherine MacLean By His Bootstraps • (1941) • novella by Robert A. Heinlein

This autobiography of Kingsley Amis covers his upbringing in lower middle-class South London, Oxford, during and just after the war, his friendship with Philip Larkin and his marriage to Elizabeth Jane Howard.

Kingsley Amis was one of the great masters of comic prose, and no subject was dearer to him than the art and practice of imbibing. This new volume brings together the best of his three out-of-print works on the subject: Kingsley Amis in Drink, Everyday Drinkingand How's Your Glass? In one handsome package, the book covers a full shelf of the master's riotous and erudite thoughts on the drinking arts: Along with a series of well-tested recipes (including a cocktail called the Lucky Jim) are Amis's musings on The Hangover, The Boozing Man's Diet, The Mean Sod's Guide, and (presumably as a matter of speculation) How Not to Get Drunk - all leavened with fun quizzes on the making and drinking of alcohol all over the world. Mixing practical know-how and hilarious opinionation, this is a delightful cocktail of wry humour and distilled knowledge, served by one of our great gimlet wits.

A gift for anyone who loves good liquor and high-proof prose: a collection of hilarious and deeply informed writings about drink from one of the all-time authorities. With an Introduction by Christopher Hitchens.