University Press of America
Pages: 170
Trim: 6 x 9
978-0-7618-0464-2 • Hardback • September 1996 • $82.00 • (£63.00)
John D. Cloy is Bibliographer for the Humanities and Assistant Professor at J.D. Williams Library at the University of Mississippi.
long standing gap in studies of Jacobs, humor at the turn of the nineteenth into the twentieth century, and supernatural fiction is closed by means of this book. Well organized and well written—a piece of literary detective work of top quality.
— Benjamin F. Fisher, The University of Mississippi
...for those interested in the works of W.W. Jacobs, the New Humor, or humor in general, John D. Cloy's Pensive Jester is a must.
— Steven H. Gale, Kentucky State University
...for those interested in the works of W.W. Jacobs, the New Humor, or humor in general, John D. Cloy's Pensive Jester is a must.
— Steven H. Gale, Kentucky State University
long standing gap in studies of Jacobs, humor at the turn of the nineteenth into the twentieth century, and supernatural fiction is closed by means of this book. Well organized and well written—a piece of literary detective work of top quality.
— Benjamin F. Fisher, The University of Mississippi