J. D. Beresford

by George M. Johnson

Series Kinley E. Roby, Northeastern University; Herbert Sussman, Northeastern University; Joseph Bartolomeo, University of Massachusetts; George Economou, University of Oklahoma; Arthur F. Kinney, University of Massachusetts. TWAYNES UNITED STATES AUTHORS, ENGLISH AUTHORS, and WORLD AUTHORS Series present concise critical introductions to great writers and their works. Devoted to critical interpretation and discussion of an authors work, each study takes account of major literary trends and important scholarly contributions and provides new critical insights with an original point of view. An Authors Series volume addresses readers ranging from advanced high school students to university professors. The book suggests to the informed reader new ways of considering a writers work. A reader new to the work under examination will, after reading the Authors Series, be compelled to turn to the originals, bringing to the reading a basic knowledge and fresh critical perspectives. Each volume a critical, interpretive study and explication of the authors works; a brief biography of the author; an accessible chronology outlining the life, work, and relevant historical background of the author; aids for further study -- complete notes and references, a selected annotated bibliography, and an index; and a readable style presented in a manageable length.

186 pages, Hardcover

First published February 13, 1998

About the author

George M. Johnson writes stories of positive change based on his social justice work over 30 years, for which he received the Y.M.C.A. Peace Medal in 2019. He grew up in Waterdown, Ontario, and in 1991 moved to Kamloops, B.C., where he is Professor of creative writing and literature in the Literatures, Languages, and Performing Arts Department at Thompson Rivers University. His comedy Still Life With Nudes, about seniors who stage a sit-in at an art gallery won several awards, including the Ottawa Little Theatre’s Gladys Cameron Watt Award and the Regina Little Theatre’s National Playwriting Competition. It was published in Ryga and in the U.S.A. by ArtAge. His screenplay “Peace Pledge,” received Honorable Mention in the Euroscript Screenplay Competition and the New Renaissance Film Festival (London). His latest book is Mourning and Mysticism in First World War Literature: Grappling With Ghosts. Canoeing, camping, and cross-country skiing count among his outdoor passions. Living surrounded by mountains, but visiting the contrasting prairie landscape, inspired him to write his first picture book Marisa and the Mountains. https://georgemjohnson.com/. It was selected as one of the Canadian Children's Book Centre's Best Books for Kids and Teens in 2021, and is a starred selection, signifying "titles of exceptional calibre." His second picture book, How Hope Became An Activist was a Finalist for the Eric Hoffer Awards Montaigne Medal for the most thought-provoking books in all genres, “books that either illuminate, progress, or redirect thought.” His recent award-winning picture books are "Sophia's Secrets" and "Aldo Renaldo and the Renegade Alphabet." "Pinky's Moving Story" will be released by Histria in March, 2026, with "Aldo Renaldo and the Numbers That Just Don't Add Up" appearing with Histria in September, 2026. More titles are forthcoming!