James Hanley

“John Fordham’s detailed and stimulating study undoubtedly does justice to Hanley . . . John Fordham has done an admirable job: his book will bring new readers to James Hanley’s work and will encourage those already familiar with it to read it afresh. That is surely the first task of a literary study.” –New Welsh Review

“ . . . a book of impressive scholarship and scrupulous argument . . .” –Planet

“. . . an excellent introduction to Hanley’s writing and will be an indispensable point of reference for future criticism of Hanley . . . Readers of this fine study . . . will be united in praising its seriousness, its intellectual range, and its success in its central act of reclamation on Hanley’s behalf.” –Literature & History

“. . . deserves wide attention.” –English Studies