An annotated edition of Marlowe’s much-studied drama of pasion and politics which gives students a wealth of contextual ......more
An annotated edition of Marlowe’s much-studied drama of pasion and politics which gives students a wealth of contextual ......more
On the occasion of her mother’s birthday, the Irish writer Maeve Brennan wrote a letter to William Maxwell describing th......more
Katherine Mansfield’s complicated relationship with London began in 1903, when her parents sent her and her two older si......more
This book is a modern edition of an Anglo-Scottish epistolary classic, drawn from the authoritative scholarly edition. T......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
Metaphors We Read By proposes a metaphorical approach to reading that offers new ways of understanding literary experien......more
A collection of Edgar Allan Poe’s writings, including The Fall of the House of Usher--the inspiration for the Netflix se......more
The library recorded in this book represents the result of fifty years of collecting the works of British writers of the......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
Virginia Woolf’s first fully realized work of fiction--published in its final, revised form for the first time A beguili......more
Celebrating Jane Austen’s 250th birthday, this book is a charming collection of notable quotes from her most celebrated ......more
Originally published in 1920, The Quintessence of Bernard Shaw, the title a play on Shaw’s own essay The Quintessence of......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
Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) was one of the major poets of the English Romantic period. This is the final volume of ......more
London during the mid- and late-Victorian period was a place of refuge from the tensions of France. In this book, origin......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
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
The diary of A. C. Benson, poet and educationalist, illuminate a career at the heart of the Edwardian establishment, and......more
Richly illustrated examination of the relationship between art and literature in English art from Hogarth to Constable. ......more
This critical edition of George Borrow’s Lavengro: The Scholar, The Gypsy, The Priest (1851) brings a renewed focus on a......more
During Katherine Mansfield’s life she experienced the effects of abortion, miscarriage, gonorrhoea, peritonitis, rheumat......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
Yes! Step into the world of Ulysses and follow Stephen Dedalus, Leopold Bloom, and other characters as they wander throu......more
In 1969, John Julius Norwich, the legendary popular historian, gathered together the favourite things he’d come across i......more
Women poets of the late Victorian period created much fascinating verse from the standpoint of the independent and advan......more
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
First published in 1978, The Victorians presents a survey of the Victorian era, exploring the relationship between liter......more
Collected here, from a period of nearly five decades, are thirty-six of Norman Lewis’s best articles. In each, his writi......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 1942, English Domestic Life presents an anthology that gives as complete a picture as possible of the......more
First published in 1985, British Poetry presents a personal and political account of British poetry from 1964 to 1984. M......more
An anthology of personal essays by autistic Irish adults, highlighting diverse lived experiences and the importance of a......more
A fascinating collection of rarely seen journalism and other writings by Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond series. I......more
âThe Well of the Saints, â a play by John Millington Synge, explores themes of perception, illusion, and the human d......more
âThe Well of the Saints, â a play by John Millington Synge, explores themes of perception, illusion, and the human d......more
âThe Broken Heart, â a Jacobean tragedy by John Ford, explores themes of love, honor, and revenge in the ancient kin......more
âThe Broken Heart, â a Jacobean tragedy by John Ford, explores themes of love, honor, and revenge in the ancient kin......more
Unlock the secrets of your destiny with "Your Future Revealed by the Gods of Greece, in the Words of Shakespere," a uniq......more
Unlock the secrets of your destiny with "Your Future Revealed by the Gods of Greece, in the Words of Shakespere," a uniq......more
Irish Literature, Volume 6, edited by Justin McCarthy and Charles Welsh, offers a rich tapestry of Irish writing. This c......more
Irish Literature, Volume 6, edited by Justin McCarthy and Charles Welsh, offers a rich tapestry of Irish writing. This c......more
âEvery Day With Shakespeareâ offers a year’s worth of daily readings from the works of William Shakespeare. This col......more
âEvery Day With Shakespeareâ offers a year’s worth of daily readings from the works of William Shakespeare. This col......more
This scrupulously edited and annotated collection throws extraordinary light on the genesis, composition and publication......more
Piece together stunning moments of beauty and tragedy from the Romantic era This intricately detailed jigsaw puzzle feat......more
Drawing from a rich trove of Celtic and Western European traditions, Tales of Fairies and of the Ghost World presents a ......more
Although Dorothy Wordsworth’s journals have long been celebrated for their vibrant and keen-eyed portraits of everyday l......more
Through attending to the nonhuman, E. M. Forster’s Material Humanism: Queer Matters places Forster’s fiction in conversa......more
Both novellas feature two distinct heroines and whilst BYBROOK IMAGES is my literary tragedy it does contain moments of ......more
Three timelines. One ancestral home. A conspiracy that refuses to die. Red House has stood at the heart of British power......more
Tales woven from the turf smoke and twilight of old Ireland. In this beautifully crafted collection, Jane Barlow-one of ......more
Following the material turn in the humanities, this book brings perspectives from science and ecology into dialogue with......more
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Woolf Studies Annual is a refereed journal publishing substantial new scholarship on the work of this major writer and h......more
The best literature holds a mirror up to the society that produces it. By studying early literary texts, we learn about ......more
This is the first contemporary edition of the scholarly writings of Jane Wilde, known as Speranza (1821-1896) and Willia......more
The Verse of Charles Dickens reveals Charles Dickens’s complex, tortured relationship from 1830 to 1870 with the form an......more
This groundbreaking book offers the first complete scholarly edition of Dickens’s dramatic works. It challenges the prev......more
Explore the rich tapestry of seventeenth-century English drama with "The Plays of Philip Massinger, Vol. 1." This collec......more
Explore the rich tapestry of seventeenth-century English drama with "The Plays of Philip Massinger, Vol. 1." This collec......more
Explore the rich tapestry of early English literature with "Old English Poems," a collection of Anglo-Saxon verse and pr......more
Explore the rich tapestry of early English literature with "Old English Poems," a collection of Anglo-Saxon verse and pr......more
Venture into the whimsical and sometimes mischievous world of Lancashire folklore with James Bowker’s "Goblin Tales of L......more
Venture into the whimsical and sometimes mischievous world of Lancashire folklore with James Bowker’s "Goblin Tales of L......more
Delve into the mystical world of Irish literature with "The Collected Works of William Butler Yeats, Vol. 7 of 8," featu......more
Delve into the mystical world of Irish literature with "The Collected Works of William Butler Yeats, Vol. 7 of 8," featu......more
Delve into the vibrant and tumultuous world of 16th and 17th century England with "Elizabethan and Jacobean Pamphlets," ......more
Delve into the vibrant and tumultuous world of 16th and 17th century England with "Elizabethan and Jacobean Pamphlets," ......more
Experience the dark heart of Elizabethan and Jacobean drama with this collection of masterworks by John Webster and Cyri......more
Experience the dark heart of Elizabethan and Jacobean drama with this collection of masterworks by John Webster and Cyri......more
James Joyce’s "Exiles" is a powerful drama exploring themes of love, betrayal, and the complexities of the human heart a......more
Experience the timeless power of William Shakespeare’s "Shakespeare’s Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," a cornerstone of Eng......more
Experience the timeless power of William Shakespeare’s "Shakespeare’s Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," a cornerstone of Eng......more
Delve into the heart of Irish folklore with "The Celtic Twilight and Stories of Red Hanrahan," Volume 5 of the collected......more
Delve into the heart of Irish folklore with "The Celtic Twilight and Stories of Red Hanrahan," Volume 5 of the collected......more
H. Cholmondeley Pennell’s "Puck on Pegasus" offers a delightful journey through 19th-century English humorous verse. Thi......more
H. Cholmondeley Pennell’s "Puck on Pegasus" offers a delightful journey through 19th-century English humorous verse. Thi......more
Explore the poignant beauty and introspective depths of the fin de siècle era with "The Poems And Prose Of Ernest Dowson......more