Jules Verne ; with an introduction by Tim Farrant. James Joyce ; with an introduction by Richard Brown. John Ruskin ; with an introduction by Tim Hilton. Graham Swift ; with an introduction by Tim Binding. Joseph Conrad ; with an introduction by Tony Tanner. Thomas Paine ; with an introduction by Michael Foot. Julian Barnes ; with an introduction by Sarah Churchwell. Doris Lessing ; with an introduction by the author. Jane Austen ; with an introduction by Peter Conrad. Jane Austen ; with an introduction by Judith Terry.