A study which focuses on Anthony Powell, this text explores the different styles in his work - from comedy and satire to poetic fantasy and melancholy. Covering his novels from the 1930s to 1980s, it pays particular attention to the novel-sequence, which is regarded as his most important achievement. Other titles in this series include Albert Camus, William Faulkner, Gustav Flaubert, Marcel Proust, Six Women Novelists, Saul Bellow, Ernest Hemingway and Patrick White.