Willa Cather ; with an introduction by Elaine Showalter. Angela Carter ; with an introduction by Joan Acocella. Bram Stoker ; with an introduction by Joan Acocella. William Shakespeare ; with an introduction by Sylvan Barnet. Julian Barnes ; with an introduction by Sarah Churchwell. W.M. Thackeray ; with an introduction by Catherine Peters. James Joyce, with an introduction by Langdon Hammer. Jules Verne ; with an introduction by Tim Farrant. Joseph Conrad ; with an introduction by Tony Tanner. Jane Austen ; with an introduction by Marilyn Butler.