Author: Claire Connolly

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This novel intervenes in many of the literary and philosophical debates of the late eighteenth century and early nineteenth century, forging a connection between the eighteenth-century discourse of s …

This novel intervenes in many of the literary and philosophical debates of the late eighteenth century and early nineteenth century, forging a connection between the eighteenth-century discourse of s …

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‘The old woman opened the door, and the next moment I was in the presence of Uncle Silas.’ In Victorian Derbyshire, 17 year old orphan and heiress Maud Ruthyn is sent to live at the claustrophobic Ba …

‘The old woman opened the door, and the next moment I was in the presence of Uncle Silas.’ In Victorian Derbyshire, 17 year old orphan and heiress Maud Ruthyn is sent to live at the claustrophobic Ba …

‘The stories are rich in dialogue – indeed on many pages there is only dialogue – while the quick exchange of words beats out the rhythm of history on the move’ CLAIRE CONNOLLY from her preface to Th …

‘The novel’s dark energies – concerned with histories of gender, property, desire, and institutionalization – carry it forth into our present moment. It remains indispensable reading’ Claire Connolly …