OREL, Harold

OREL, Harold. American, b. 1926. Genres: Literary criticism and history, Novellas/Short stories, History. Career: University of Maryland, College Park, Instructor in English, 1952-56; University of Kansas, Lawrence, Professor, 1957-74, University Distinguished Professor of English, 1974-, now emeritus. Publications: Thomas Hardy's Epic-Drama, 1963; The Development of William Butler Yeats 1885-1900, 1968; English Romantic Poets and the Enlightenment, 1973; The Final Years of Thomas Hardy 1912-1928, 1976; The Scottish World, 1981; Rudyard Kipling: Interviews and Recollections, 2 vols., 1983; Victorian Literary Critics, 1984; The Literary Achievement of Rebecca West, 1985; The Victorian Short Story, 1986; The Unknown Thomas Hardy, 1987; A Kipling Chronology, 1990; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: Interviews and Recollections, 1991; Popular Fiction in England, 1914-1918, 1992; Critical Essays on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1992; Critical Essays on Thomas Hardy's Poetry, 1994; Gilbert and Sullivan: Interviews and Recollections, 1994; The Historical Novel from Scott to Sabatini, 1995; The Brontes: Interviews and Recollections, 1997; Charles Darwin: Interviews and Recollections, 2000. EDITOR: The World of Victorian Humor, 1961; (with G.J. Worth) Six Essays in Nineteenth-Century English Literature and Thought, 1962; Thomas Hardy's Personal Writings, 1966; (with P. Wiley) British Poetry 1880-1920, 1969; (with G.J. Worth) The Nineteenth-Century Writer and His Audience, 1969; Irish History and Culture, 1975; Thomas Hardy's The Dynasts, 1978; Victorian Short Stories: An Anthology, 1987; Critical Essays on Rudyard Kipling, 1989; Victorian Short Stories 2: The Trials of Love, 1990. Address: Dept. of English, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045-2115, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]