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John Sutherland

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in England, The United Kingdom

October 09, 1938

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John Andrew Sutherland is an English lecturer, emeritus professor, newspaper columnist and author.

Now Emeritus Lord Northcliffe Professor of Modern English Literature at University College London, John Sutherland began his academic career after graduating from the University of Leicester as an assistant lecturer in Edinburgh in 1964. He specialises in Victorian fiction, 20th century literature, and the history of publishing.

Apart from writing a regular column in the The Guardian newspaper, Sutherland has published seventeen (as of 2004) books and is editing the forthcoming Oxford Companion to Popular Fiction. The series of books which starts with Was Heathcliff a Murderer? has brought him a wide readership. The books in the series are colle...more

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Average rating: 3.83 · 10,215 ratings · 777 reviews · 82 distinct works · Similar authors

	How to Read a Novel: A User's Guide 2.95 of 5 stars 2.95 avg rating — 180 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Is Heathcliff a Murderer?: Great Puzzles in Nineteenth-Century Fiction 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 1996 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Curiosities of Literature 3.26 of 5 stars 3.26 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 2008 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Can Jane Eyre Be Happy?: More Puzzles in Classic Fiction 3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	So You Think You Know Jane Austen?: A Literary Quizbook by John Sutherland, Deidre Le Faye 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Who Betrays Elizabeth Bennet?: Further Puzzles in Classic Fiction 3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 1999	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	50 Literature Ideas You Really Need to Know 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lives of the Novelists: A History of Fiction in 294 Lives 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2007 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How Literature Works: 50 Key Concepts 3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Henry V, War Criminal?: And Other Shakespeare Puzzles by John Sutherland, Karl-Heinz Engel, Cedric Watts 3.42 of 5 stars 3.42 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2000	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“[Books are] vital to learning. Half the population don't go to football matches but that doesn't make football any less important.”
― John Sutherland

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“Unlike baked beans, loaves of breads or Fuji apples, books once consumed, do not disappear.”
― John Sutherland, How to Read a Novel: A User's Guide

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