Despite Tolkien's admirable efforts to preserve the meter of the poem, I think it's not particuarly easier to read than the original. Due to this some of his choices seem a bit off (I have been comparing his translation with the original). For easier comprehension, it's better to read a prose translation.

Piers Plowman is such a tought nut to crack - this is the most helpful book ever!

This book might be a literary milestone in its portrayal of the inner turmoil and despair of a very lonely woman, but personally I just can't seem to enjoy reading books that have no real plot.

A nice overview with excerpts from many poems, however only in a translated version. The true medievalist will have to find another book which has original texts and translations side-by-side.

Mostly a collection of short stories with minimal critical contexts. Not nearly as helpful for my thesis as I anticipated, but probably great if you want to read short stories.

Has some good essays, but unfortunately nothing I can use for my term paper.

Somehow different from the stories and adaptations it inspired.

A classic Lovecraft with perfect gloomy atmosphere.

Inspired by the BBC's brilliant "Sherlock", I read this story and was amazed at how accurate Benedict Cumberpatch's performance is. This book is of course more archaic but still an exciting enough story that it kept me glued to my iBook and frequently drained my iPhone battery.

Weird though was Part II of the book - all of a sudden we're confronted with 5 chapters of Mormon cowboys with our London (anti-) heroes no where in sight. That guarantees a VERY elaborate conclusion of the murder story, bit still, it's a bit weird.

Anyway, I'll have to rewatch "A Study in Pink" now...