Allison Carruth 
Global Appetites [PDF ebook] 
American Power and the Literature of Food

A handbook in three volumes to a choice of essential books, writers and subjects in order to try to understand the world we live in, about "big questions" and possible answers, about books …

Through an interdisciplinary lens of theology, medicine, and literary criticism, this book examines the complicated intersections of food consumption, political economy, and religious conviction in n …

This Handbook brings together essays from an impressive group of well-established and emerging scholars from all around the world, to show the many different types of violence that have plagued Latin …

This book analyzes what many critics consider to be the three best examples of modern American political fiction—Robert Penn Warren’s All the King’s Men, Edwin O’Connor’s The Last Hurrah, and Billy L …

This book engages with ageing masculinities in Irish literature and visual culture, including fiction, drama, poetry, painting, and documentary. Exploring the shifting representations of older men fr …

The double, doppelgänger, is mostly understood as a peculiar figure that emerged in nineteenth-century Romantic and gothic literature. Far from being a merely esoteric entity, however, this book argu …

"Robin Hood" by Paul Creswick is a vibrant retelling of the legendary tale of Robin Hood, the iconic outlaw who became a symbol of heroism and justice in Medieval England. Set in the depths …

"The Scottish Cavalier: An Historical Romance Vol. I" is a historical romance novel set in 17th-century Scotland. The story unfolds against the backdrop of the conflict between the Cavalier …

"Little School Mothers" by L.T. Meade is set in a school environment where young girls assume significant responsibilities, taking on roles akin to "mothers" for their peers. The …

In Part III of Marjorie Bowen’s ”The Rake’s Progress ”, the narrative reaches its climax and resolution. This volume focuses on the theme of redemption, as the protagonist grapples with the consequ …