Great Novels: The World’s Most Remarkable Fiction Explored and Explained (ISBN 978-0241515846) surveys notable novels from around the world and examines the historical, cultural, and literary context of each work. The book spans genres, periods, and styles, with sections dedicated to themes, authors, and manuscript materials
Luped® Media Research sourced and licensed over 500 images from agencies, publishers, libraries, private collectors, and bookshops to support the visual content. Copyright was cleared with DACS, publishers, authors, and family estates, with new photography commissioned when required for the brief.
On the Road by Jack Kerouac first published by The Viking Press Inc in 1957, the main image features the hand typed manuscript presented as a scroll made from sheets of tracing paper taped together.
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead first published by Doubleday in 2016 about a slave on the run pursued by relentless bounty hunter.
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, photograph of first edition front cover published by Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York in 1925 featuring artwork by Francis Cugat.