About Michael L. Ross Michael L. Ross is emeritus professor, English and cultural studies, McMaster University, and the author of Storied Cities: Literary Imaginings of Florence, Venice, and Rome. Books by Michael L. Ross Words in Collision Multilingualism in English-Language Fiction by (author) Michael L. Ross Designing Fictions Literature Confronts Advertising by (author) Michael L. Ross Race Riots Comedy and Ethnicity in Modern British Fiction by (author) Michael L. Ross