Maryemma Graham & Jr Jerry W. Ward 
Cambridge History of African American Literature [PDF ebook] 

George Eliot (born Mary Ann Evans, 1819-1880) was one of the most important writers of the European nineteenth century, as well as a pioneering translator of challenging and controversial Continental …

By turns witty and inane, crude and learned, scurrilous and moralistic, jestbooks offer an important and often overlooked viewpoint on the lives of women in early modern England. This volume reproduc …

How does literature matter politically in the 21st century? This book offers an ecocritical framework for exploring the significance of literature today. Featuring a diverse body of texts and authors …

This edited collection examines the meeting points between travel, mobility, and conflict to uncover the experience of travel – whether real or imagined – in the early modern world. Until relatively …

William Hazlitt is viewed by many as one of the most distinguished of the non-fiction prose writers to emerge from the Romantic period. This nine-volume edition collects all his major works in comple …

In the articles collected here Nancy Struever explores the basic assumption that rhetoric is not simply a bag of persuasive tricks, but functions, necessarily, as a mode of inquiry investigating not …

Redefining Jewish American literature through expansive feminist frameworks. Bridging literary studies and cultural history, this edited volume examines Jewish women writers» wide-ranging contributi …

W. B. Cramp’s "Narrative of a Voyage to India" is a fascinating travelogue that gives readers a captivating journey through the nineteenth-century exploration of the Indian subcontinent. Cr …

"Round the Block" by John Boulton is an engaging exploration of urban life, blending adventure with social commentary. The novel follows a series of urban adventures as the characters navig …

"A Bunch of Cherries" by Mrs. L.T. Meade is a charming tale set in the Victorian era, revolving around themes of friendship, adventure, and personal growth. The story primarily follows a gr …