The study and teaching of literature is the emphasis of this special journal issue. The nine articles included in the issue discuss the following: (1) time and social class in William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily," (2) Robert Frost's "Yankee Ironist," (3) an approach to teaching "Moby Dick," (4) using games to review literature, (5) reading the writing of John McPhee, (6) a structured format for writing about literature, (7) literacy and learning in the United Kingdom, (8) a love affair with the library, and (9) evaluating novels for young adults. (HTH)