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

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

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

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Celebrating Jane Austen’s 250th birthday, this book is a charming collection of notable quotes from her most celebrated ......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

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