His research interests are critical theory, especially colonial, eighteenth-century literature, New Zealand studies and writing studies.

In his lifetime, Wimsatt became known for his studies of eighteenth-century literature (Leitch et al. 1372).

His writings cover a variety of topics, from scholarly works on eighteenth-century English literature to commentary on America's class system.

His fields of interest were eighteenth-century French literature and culture, the history of the book, and descriptive bibliography.

Here she divided her time between private studies at the British Museum library, literary work, and lecturing on eighteenth-century literature.

She is a specialist in eighteenth-century British literature and culture.

He continued adding that "Southey's epic thereby becomes, in fact, the crowning effort of eighteenth-century English literature to deal poetically with the American Indian".

In 1999, he was awarded an overseas scholarship to pursue his doctorate in eighteenth-century literature at Queen Mary, University of London.

The age of exuberance; backgrounds to eighteenth-century English literature.

He is a specialist in eighteenth-century literature, a member of the Gunroom, a novelist (his book Stowaway was published by Random House), and a poet.