Rainer Maria Rilke 
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First published in 1975, this book places Elizabeth Gaskell amongst the major novelists of the nineteenth-century. It considers how she has sometimes been overlooked, or admired for very few of her w …

"The Fair Dominion" is an ancient Canadian History story book written by R. E. Vernede. The Fair Dominion is both a travel manual and an intellectual statement, imparting readers with a com …

"The Circassian Chief: A Romance of Russia" by Charles Garvice is a captivating tale set against the backdrop of 19th-century Russia, intertwining romance and adventure. The novel follows t …

This anthology offers a full introduction to Renaissance theatre in its historical and political context, along with newly edited and thoroughly annotated texts of the following plays: * The Spanish …

The essays in this volume examine questions such as Dickens’ symbolism, his political attitudes, his psychological tensions and his artistry. They are also concerned with aspects of Dickens which hav …

First published in 1969, this title examines the works of Jonathan Swift from both a literary and an historical perspective. W. A. Speck first presents Swift in his historical context, analysing in p …

This anthology introduces sixteen modern Japanese women writers spanning a century in time and a wide range of life circumstances and literary styles. No other collection offers usch a diversity of w …

Locked Down with the Army Doc by Scarlet Wilson There’s a crisis in paradise!But is her heart at risk…?When Dr Amber Berkeley met ruggedly handsome Jack at a conference in Hawaii, she never imagined …

From Doctor to Princess? by Annie Claydon He’s her reluctant patient…But might she soon be his royal fiancée?Dr Nell Maitland escaped her unpleasant former boss to become private physician to Dr Hugo …

"First Footsteps in East Africa" by Sir Richard Francis Burton is a captivating example of African travel literature, documenting Burton’s groundbreaking East Africa exploration in vivid ex …