By tracing maritime settings and contexts across modernist literature in Britain and Ireland, Maritime Modernism: Water,......more
The story of how one misunderstood disease became the global blueprint for stigma and ostracization Outcast: A History o......more
An enemies to lovers, convenient marriage Medieval romance A house divided... A passion ignited! Outraged when Yorkist k......more
Forms of Materiality in James Joyce’s Fiction offers a fundamental reappraisal of material entities in James Joyce’s wor......more
Vivid and daring in Marlowe’s time and ours, Edward II has captivated generations of readers, audiences and performers w......more
Vivid and daring in Marlowe’s time and ours, Edward II has captivated generations of readers, audiences and performers w......more
Celebrate the genius, passion, and poetry of William Shakespeare with this beautifully bound deluxe edition, featuring h......more
This scrupulously edited and annotated collection throws extraordinary light on the genesis, composition and publication......more
A masterclass in Tudor intrigue, The Crimson Crown brings to life the perilous world of Henry VII’s court, blending hist......more
The diary of A. C. Benson, poet and educationalist, illuminate a career at the heart of the Edwardian establishment, and......more
In a letter to her editor at The New Yorker, the Irish writer Maeve Brennan described the emotional landscape provided b......more
From one of our most distinguished literary voices, a defining essay collection blending personal reflection with urgent......more
First, complete, integrated corpus of this major Elizabethan writer and first critical edition of his collected works in......more
Richly illustrated examination of the relationship between art and literature in English art from Hogarth to Constable. ......more
Lily’s life is turned upside down when she suddenly finds herself trapped in the body of Catherine Howard, King Henry VI......more
An analysis of Anglo-Indian fiction gives an insight into how the English viewed the population of India at the time of ......more
Censorship affected the careers of many Irish writers and transformed the trajectory of modern Irish literature. Althoug......more
Whether or not one has any personal connection to Ireland via ancestry or travel, it is hard to deny the pull that magic......more
Katherine Mansfield’s complicated relationship with London began in 1903, when her parents sent her and her two older si......more
A year’s worth of recommendations for reading both classic and new literature from Wales, with discussion questions for ......more
Murder Most Foul is a dark, witty and fast-paced novel, from one of Britain’s best-loved screenwriters. It’s 1593, Eliza......more
How does theatre history change when viewed through the life of Ira Aldridge, the first Black star of the British stage?......more
Valerius, A Roman Story, Lockhart’s first novel and what has been called ’the first classical novel in English’, was fir......more
This book is a modern edition of an Anglo-Scottish epistolary classic, drawn from the authoritative scholarly edition. T......more
A collection of Norman Lewis’s thirty-six articles spanning five decades, showcasing his wit, insight, and unforgettable......more
The story of Hester Thrale’s life after her second marriage to Gabriel Piozzi in 1784, told through the letters she wrot......more
First published in 1957, Literary Criticism: A Short History traces our aesthetic heritage from its classical origins up......more
Originally published in 1956, this scholarly study of Spenser’s poetry shows how the conceptions of his earlier work in ......more
Though Orton’s roots lay in traditions as diverse as those represented by such writers as Wycherley, Congreve, Wilde, Sh......more
Originally published in 1985, this study provides a clear and intelligent introduction to the work of the former Poet La......more
Malcolm Lowry’s Under the Volcano is now recognized as one of the major novels of the 20th Century, whose breadth and ex......more
When it was originally published in 1986, this book was the first full-length study of Farrell’s fiction. Ronald Binns p......more
Graham Greene is an immensely popular as well as powerful and idiosyncratic writer. His leading characters are murderers......more
In recent years Seamus Heaney has earned the reputation of being ’the most important Irish poet since Yeats’. In this bo......more
First published in 1974, European Drama of the Early Middle Ages stresses the distinctive variety of the dramatic tradit......more
"In this radiant work of creative nonfiction, internationally beloved novelist Val McDermid delivers a dazzling ode to a......more
Through an analysis of the career of the eminent courtier Sir Thomas Overbury, Epistolary Courtiership and Dramatic Lett......more
It is commonly believed that William Barnes (1801-1886) steered clear of politics in his poetry. Yet the first poem he e......more
The library recorded in this book represents the result of fifty years of collecting the works of British writers of the......more
Beginning with its central insight--that the life of literature is in fact a double life, a life shared between two rela......more
First published in 1951 this book presents a comprehensive account of the classical influences on English poetry with il......more
Metaphors We Read By proposes a metaphorical approach to reading that offers new ways of understanding literary experien......more
I, Eloise Rousell, grew up with Elizabeth, the queen. My aunt, Kat Ashley, was her governess, and Elizabeth and I transi......more
I, Eloise Rousell, grew up with Elizabeth, the queen. My aunt, Kat Ashley, was her governess, and Elizabeth and I transi......more
The Z-A of Limericks: 501 Plus 10 Bonus Named Rhymes The humorous new poetry collection, The Z-A of Limericks, features ......more
A collection of Edgar Allan Poe’s writings, including The Fall of the House of Usher--the inspiration for the Netflix se......more
A thrilling account of the later years of Tudor reign! For fans of Philippa Gregory, Elizabeth Chadwick, Carol McGrath a......more
This collection of new essays devoted to Oscar Wilde’s classic novel presents new critical work by prominent scholars th......more
This collection of new essays devoted to Oscar Wilde’s classic novel presents new critical work by prominent scholars th......more
First published in 1980, 1900-1930 situates English literature firmly within its political, historical, and cultural lan......more
London during the mid- and late-Victorian period was a place of refuge from the tensions of France. In this book, origin......more
’There’s an east wind coming... such a wind as never blew on England yet.’ Arthur Conan Doyle’s His Last Bow features a ......more
Celebrating Jane Austen’s 250th birthday, this book is a charming collection of notable quotes from her most celebrated ......more
Virginia Woolf’s first fully realized work of fiction--published in its final, revised form for the first time A beguili......more
Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) was one of the major poets of the English Romantic period. This is the final volume of ......more
A cornerstone of English Renaissance literature, Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queene weaves together allegory, chivalry, ......more
Dollmaker Claudette Laurent fled Paris for London after tragedy destroyed the life she once had. But life is not easy in......more
As heiress to the famous Laurent Fashion Dolls business, Marguerite Ashby’s future seems secure. But France still seethe......more
Strong-willed Annabelle Stirling is more than capable of running the family draper shop after the untimely death of her ......more
In this work the history of Irish witchcraft is lined up with the trials that followed and the convictions that followed......more
Originally published in 1920, The Quintessence of Bernard Shaw, the title a play on Shaw’s own essay The Quintessence of......more
Make your free time the best of times with Brain Games - The World of Dickens Word Search Puzzles! Over 80 Dickensian-th......more
OLDTwo women betrayed by love five centuries apart. A story of forgiveness, courage, and rebirth. Who better to write ab......more
The aim of this translation is to provide the first English translation of Buddenbrooks by a native speaker of English s......more
Marking the 250th anniversary of Janes Austen’s birth - a collection of quotes, quips and most-loved passages from her w......more
When Lady Jane Hunter is abducted by a band of rebels intent on using her to get their revenge on her father, she doesn’......more
This volume is the first complete and unexpurgated edition of James Boswell’s account of his sojourn in Italy and France......more
Cunninghame Graham was a famous and hugely influential figure in late 19th and early 20th century Scottish politics and ......more
Torn from her bed by an unknown abductor, heiress Gillian Forrester finds herself on the way to Gretna Green and a force......more
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From Page to Voice: Learning English Through Stories by Dr. Mahammad Ghouse Shaik is a comprehensive guide that bridges ......more
During Katherine Mansfield’s life she experienced the effects of abortion, miscarriage, gonorrhoea, peritonitis, rheumat......more
This critical edition of George Borrow’s Lavengro: The Scholar, The Gypsy, The Priest (1851) brings a renewed focus on a......more
In the final years of James Hogg’s life, Fraser’s Magazine for Town and Country became the most important outlet for his......more
John Galt spent less than three years on the American continent, but his attention was directed toward it his entire lif......more
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In 1969, John Julius Norwich, the legendary popular historian, gathered together the favourite things he’d come across i......more
An anthology that explores the poetry of iconoclastic New Women from the late Victorian era Women poets of the late Vict......more
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George Eliot thought of herself as a teacher, as did her contemporaries. Their view that her writing was not simply infl......more
Originally published in 1991, this elegantly written book offers new readers a useful approach to the work of Evelyn Wau......more
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde - Classic Literature, Annotated Collector’s Edition Discover the timeless bril......more
First published in 1978, The Victorians presents a survey of the Victorian era, exploring the relationship between liter......more
First Published in 1963 A Guide to the Plays of Bernard Shaw is a descriptive and critical account of Bernard Shaw’s wor......more
At the court of the "Merry Monarch," newly-crowned King Charles II, they call Cassia Montefort "Lady Winter." Amid the d......more
First published in 1821, Robert Southey’s ’Expedition of Orsua and the Crimes of Aguirre’ is the first account in Englis......more
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This collection of essays was born from a wish to show to a wider audience how exciting and productive Samuel Beckett sc......more
During the French Revolution, Belle Varens risked her life to help aristocrats escape the deadly kiss of the guillotine.......more
Drawing from extensive firsthand collection efforts in 19th-century Ireland, this volume offers a rich tapestry of the i......more
Originally published in 1948, The Clue to the Brontës was written in part as response to a previous biography of Charlot......more
The Last of the Lairds (1826) is the last in a series of Scottish novels including Annals of the Parish (1821) and The P......more
First published in 1985, British Poetry presents a personal and political account of British poetry from 1964 to 1984. M......more