Ironic, acerbic, always entertaining, Jane Austen's letters are a fascinating record not only of her own day-to-day existence, but of the pleasures and frustrations experienced by women of her social class which are so central to her novels ...
Jane Austen: The Banker's Sister provides a fascinating reappraisal of the political connections and economic interests of the Austen family, and an engaging exploration of the bond between brother and sister.
The second edition includes three new chapters on the Arab Spring and Iran's Green Movement and is fully updated to reflect recent events. At heart, the book remains a study of agency in times of constraint.
This is an Austen with a sense for the political as well as for the finer points of sensibility—and one who will be unfamiliar (though never unrecognizable) to many readers.” — Publishers Weekly In The Real Jane Austen, acclaimed ...
... in author's possession . 161. Howard , Margaret Mead , p . 438 . 162. Worsley , " Margaret Mead : Science or Science Fiction ? " p . 124 . 163. Margaret Mead , preface to Coming of Age in Samoa ( New York : American Museum of Natural ...
The dialectic between national literary production and the rise of a group of writers with cosmopolitan sympathies is the aim of this book, concentrating on Rushdie's novels and journalism.
Roars from the Mountain seeks to address why so many people died at Mount Lamington by examining the large amount of published and unpublished records that are available on the 1951 disaster.
Kathleen A. Flynn brings this dream to life, creating a vivid portrait of Regency England in all its glory and squalor.” —Lauren Belfer, author of After the Fire and A Fierce Radiance Perfect for fans of Jane Austen, this engrossing ...
This book reinterprets the rise of consumerism in terms of interaction between Europe and China 1400-1800.
... Henry Haigh , Santley , G. Honey , Misses Parepa , Thirlwall , and F. Cruise . On TUESDAY 14 , and FRIDAY 17 , CROWN ... Worsley has another sit to him for his portrait . Thus the picture has come in due course ; and , should they ...