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 …

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 …

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 1996. This study provides a political viewpoint on Israel and the Bible. It covers reading the Bible politically as well as considering if it has political reality. Part II extends …

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 …

First published in 2005. The Romances of Chivalry are not commonly known to the average reader. They were ”novels” of the thirteenth century to the seventeenth century. This a carefully selected co …

Printed Writings 1641-1700: Series II, Part Two, consists of seven volumes of writings as follows: Volume 1: An Collins Volume 2: Alicia D”Anvers Volume 3: ”Eliza” Volume 4: Amey Hayward Volume 5: …