Richard Jacobs has taught narrative in secondary, tertiary and higher education. He is Principal Lecturer in Literature at the University of Brighton, UK where he has received teaching awards. His publications include A Beginner's Guide to Critical Reading: an Anthology of Literary Texts, chapters in Reassessing the Twentieth Century Canon (Palgrave) and The Twentieth Century, editions of Vile Bodies and The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold, materials for teachers on post-16 literature, and several articles and reviews.