Tom Stoppard. The Real Inspector Hound

Subverting the "cozy" detective novel: The real Inspector Hound
Notes and study questions prepared by Pauline Byrne for the NSW HSC course.

The Real Inspector Hound: Literature Guide
Lecture by Dr Julie Marney, University of Edinburgh. Looks at the play and its content, relationship between the reader and the text, concept of absurd reality.

Lecture notes: The Real Inspector Hound
Brief notes on the style of the play

Guardian Review: Tom Stoppard
Biographical review of the author and critical discussion of his works

Salon.com - Tom Stoppard
Information on the author and his works

Curtain Up: An overview of Tom Stoppard's career
Personal statistics, chronology of produced play, trademarks of plays, links to reviews, quotations.

Freedom and morality in the plays of Tom Stoppard
Article by Barry Norman. Examines the political message behind the playwright's verbal dexterity.

Overview: Tom Stoppard
Biographical information from the University of Texas.

Guardian Unlimited Review: Tom's Foolery
Tom Stoppard, as profiled in The Observer in 1997 by Kate Kellaway. Critical appreciation of the playwright's works.

Complete Review: Tom Stoppard
Critical round-up of reviews of Stoppard and his works.