Our new edition has been published today. Our sincere apologies that its appearance was delayed by factors beyond our control. 

An eclectic group of articles this month includes pieces on Mary Gordon, Mrs. Gaskell, liminality and identity and much, much more. Professor Jalal Uddin Khan also contributes a special piece on the need for an Arabic textbook on English poetry.

We wish all our readers many hours of informative reading.

We have just published a special edition of the Proceedings from the November 2016 ICLELT conference in Abu Dhabi. Below is a quote from the Chairman (Dr. Aymen ElSheikh) and the other editors:

It is with great pleasure we introduce you to the Proceedings of the 1^st International Conference on Literature and English Language Teaching (ICLELT) which took place on November 18 – 19, 2016 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The ICLELT is an initiative of an international forum which aims to bring together scholars and practitioners from the fields of literature, English language teaching (ELT), and applied linguistics in order to engage in thought-provoking debates to advance our knowledge and understanding of these important areas as we approach the third decade of the 21^st century. The conference featured more than 50 presentations from around the world, which gave it a truly international flavor not only in terms of speakers but also the breadth and scope of the diverse topics discussed. 

The Victorian has published a new edition today. Articles range from Jeffrey Jackson's take on Barnaby Rudge and domestic spaces to Vivian Kao's equating of Buddhism in Kim with British social hierarchies of the time. There are also many other wonderful contributions including Jill Durey's look at Galsworthy's little known play Justice, Dallel Chenney's examination of George Eliot's view of Islam and Arabs, Kayla McKinney's Foucauldian perspective on the Great Exhibition of 1851, Catherine Gorman's look at the Gothic nature of Gaston Le Roux's novel The Phantom of the Opera and Zainab Saeed El Mansi's critique of The House of Rajani. In addition, this edition includes two reviews on recent publications.

We wish you happy reading.

Please submit your abstracts here.

http://www.tesolsudan.net/icletl-conference/

The conference organizers are particularly interested in new and emerging perspectives in the areas of both ELT and literature.The  overarching theme of the literature strand is the diverse ways in which Arabia has been perceived by writers through the centuries and particularly asks the question whether portrayals of Arabia in literature are being reshaped at the present time. However, all thought-provoking abstracts are welcomed as long as they have a wide appeal to a world literature audience.