H. G. Wells and J. B. Pinker: Previously Unpublished Correspondence Concerning Conrad
Journal Article
Dryden, L. (2019)
H. G. Wells and J. B. Pinker: Previously Unpublished Correspondence Concerning Conrad. Conradian, 44(2), 37-58
No abstract available.
Joseph Conrad: Transnational Identity in the Fictions of Empire
Journal Article
Dryden, L. (2019)
Joseph Conrad: Transnational Identity in the Fictions of Empire. L'Epoque Conradienne, 41,
Professor Linda Dryden Joseph Conrad was a writer who crossed national boundaries both in his personal life and in his writing, particularly in his early Malay tales and in He...
The Inheritors, H. G. Wells and Science Fiction: The Dimensions of the Future
Journal Article
Dryden, L. (2017)
The Inheritors, H. G. Wells and Science Fiction: The Dimensions of the Future. Conradiana, 49(2/3), 103-120. https://doi.org/10.1353/cnd.2017.0013
In 1901 H.G. Wells published Anticipations, a provocative speculation on the future course of technology and on how social and political systems might evolve. In the same year...
Monomaniacs, evolutionary science and the influence of Stevenson in Wells's The Island of Doctor Moreau
Book Chapter
Dryden, L. (2017)
Monomaniacs, evolutionary science and the influence of Stevenson in Wells's The Island of Doctor Moreau. In R. J. Hill (Ed.), Robert Louis Stevenson and the Great Affair: Movement, Memory, and Modernity. Robert Louis Stevenson and the Great Affair: Movement, Memory, and Modernity: Routledge
This essay unravels some of the Stevensonian influences and literary allusions that Wells drew upon when conceiving The Island of Doctor Moreau. What emerges is a clear recogn...
Joseph Conrad and H. G. Wells: The Fin de Siecle Literary Scene.
Book
Dryden, L. (2015)
Joseph Conrad and H. G. Wells: The Fin de Siecle Literary Scene. Palgrave
This is the first sustained examination of of the literary friendship between Conrad and Wells. Drawing upon archival research, diaries, letters and a close analysis of texts,...
Journal of Stevenson Studies.
Book
Dryden, L., & Watson, R. (2014)
Journal of Stevenson Studies. Stirling Centre for Scottish Studies
Issue 11 of the Journal of Stevenson Studies, edited by Linda Dryden and Rory Watson, has now been published.
Review of Matthew Beaumont. The Spectre of Utopia: Utopian and Science Fictions at the Fin de Siecle.
Journal Article
Dryden, L. (2013)
Review of Matthew Beaumont. The Spectre of Utopia: Utopian and Science Fictions at the Fin de Siecle. Review of English Studies, https://doi.org/10.1093/res/hgt050
A review of Matthew Beaumont
'Romance-ing Treasure Island: Conrad and Ford's Debt to Robert Louis Stevenson
Journal Article
Dryden, L. (2013)
'Romance-ing Treasure Island: Conrad and Ford's Debt to Robert Louis Stevenson. Journal of Stevenson Studies, 10,
The Gothic: Detection and Science Fiction.
Book
Dryden, L. (2012)
The Gothic: Detection and Science Fiction. In C. McCracken-Flesher (Ed.), Approaches to Teaching the Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, 96-103. The Modern Languages Association
An essay on how Stevenson fits into the genre of detection and science fiction literature.
Conrad, Ford, Wells and Modernism
Journal Article
Dryden, L. (2012)
Conrad, Ford, Wells and Modernism. L'Epoque Conradienne,
This article develops on my previous work on Conrad and Wells, but brings Ford more firmly into the frame. The argument centres on how Conrad and Ford discussed their efforts ...