'Pleasurable, fearless, perceptive, provocative...the attention to scholarly detail is admirable...The material is not only entertainingly presented but also extraordinarily wide-ranging...Incisive critical accounts...A valuable reference resource' Neil Sinyard in the Graham Greene Newsletter This is the most comprehensive and consise guide to Graham Greene's life and works.

Lists of Illustrations and Maps Editorial Notes and Acknowledgements Abbreviations Part One: The Writer and his Setting. Chronological Table 1.The Life of a Novelist 2. The early years 3. The middle years 4. The later years 5. Finale 6. Contexts and Issues, Religious matters, Political matters, Anti-Semitism and the case of Stamboul Train, Various influences Part Two: The Art of Greene 7. The nature and origins of Greeneland 8. Novels, 'Entertainments', and the redemption of Greeneland 9 Recycling, recurrences and games with names 10. 'Leopards' and other stylistic matters 11. Critical accounts: Darkest Greeneland: Brighton Rock, Mastery: The Power and the Glory, Collaborative excellence: the film, The Third Man 13. Conclusion: Greene's place in literary history Part Three: Reference section 13. Gazetteer 14. Biographical list 15. Bibliography 16.Further reading and list of films