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The Meanings of Home in Elizabeth Gaskell's Fiction

Carolyn Lambert

• E-book | Engels
• In this beautifully written study, Carolyn Lambert explores the ways in which Elizabeth Gaskell challenges the nineteenth-century cultural construct o... Lees meer

The First Adman

Gary Hicks

• Paperback | Engels
• The First Adman reveals the untold story of how modern advertising was pioneered 200 years ago by the entrepreneur, self-publicist and dodgy Member of... Lees meer

Dorothea's Daughter and Other Nineteenth-Century Postscripts

Barbara Hardy

• Paperback | Engels | Contemporary Voices
• Dorothea's Daughter is a stunning new collection of short stories based on novels by Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, Charles Dickens, George Eliot, and... Lees meer

The Blood of the Vampire

Florence Marryat

• Paperback | Engels
• Harriet Brandt is the daughter of a mad scientist and a mixed-race voodoo priestess. Brought up on her parents' Jamaican plantation, she is forced to ... Lees meer

Below the Fairy City: A Life of Jerome K. Jerome

Carolyn W. de la L. Oulton

• E-book | Engels
• Jerome K. Jerome (1859-1927) was the author of Three Men in a Boat , one of the best-loved books in the English language, but much of his prolific car... Lees meer

The Light That Failed

Rudyard Kipling

• Paperback | Engels
• First published in 1891, 'The Light that Failed' is Rudyard Kipling's semi-autobiographical first novel. Critics who had praised his Anglo-Indian shor... Lees meer

Below the Fairy City

Carolyn W De La L Oulton

• Paperback | Engels
• Jerome K. Jerome (1859-1927) was the author of Three Men in a Boat, one of the best-loved books in the English language, but much of his prolific care... Lees meer

A Noble Life

Dinah Mulock Craik

• Paperback | Engels
• Following the tragic death of his parents, the Earl of Cairnforth inherits his title at just a few hours old. Orphaned, disabled, and facing a life of... Lees meer

The Beth Book

Sarah Grand

• Paperback | Engels
• First published in 1897, The Beth Book - Being a Study from the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius, is a semi-autobiographical nove... Lees meer

Her Father's Name

Florence Marryat

• Paperback | Engels
• Her Father's Name is the sensational story of Leona Lacoste, a pistol-toting young woman who embarks upon a quest to clear the name of her late father... Lees meer

Sowing the Wind

Eliza Lynn Linton

• Paperback | Engels
• St John Aylott's life is in turmoil. With his social status already under threat, even his virtuous wife Isola is questioning his authority. Influence... Lees meer

Evenings at Home in Spiritual Seance (Second Series)

Georgiana Houghton

• Paperback | Engels
• Spanning the years 1870-1881, Evenings at Home in Spiritual Séance documents the everyday, yet astonishing, experiences of spirit activity within the ... Lees meer

The Meanings of Home in Elizabeth Gaskell's Fiction

Carolyn Lambert

• Paperback | Engels
• In this beautifully written study, Carolyn Lambert explores the ways in which Elizabeth Gaskell challenges the nineteenth-century cultural construct o... Lees meer

Henry Dunbar

Mary Elizabeth Braddon

• Paperback | Engels
• First published in 1864, Henry Dunbar includes all the classic ingredients of a sensation novel, including murder, fraud, mistaken identity, and a tra... Lees meer

The Skeleton Crew, or, Wildfire Ned

• Paperback | Engels
• First serialised between 1866 and 1867 by the Newsagents' Publishing Company and Edwin J. Brett, 'The Skeleton Crew, or, Wildfire Ned' was among the f... Lees meer

A City Girl

Margaret Harkness

• Paperback | Engels
• Nelly Ambrose is an East End seamstress with ideas above her station. Discontented with her reliable but conservative fiancé, George, she falls for th... Lees meer

Dorothea's Daughter and Other Nineteenth-Century Postscripts

Barbara Hardy

• E-book | Engels
• Dorothea's Daughter is a stunning new collection of short stories based on novels by Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, Charles Dickens, George Eliot, and... Lees meer

The Cockney Who Sold the Alps

Alan McNee

• E-book | Engels
• Albert Smith is one of the most famous Victorians of whom you've probably never heard. During his lifetime, he was a household name, thrilling audienc... Lees meer

My Ladys Soul

Elizabeth Eleanor Siddall

• Paperback | Engels
• Elizabeth Siddall is best known as the muse and model for many Pre-Raphaelite artists and as the wife of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. However, she was also... Lees meer

The Dead Man's Message

Florence Marryat

• Paperback | Engels
• Professor Aldwyn wakes from a nap to discover that he is actually dead. During life he was a rational man of science, but he has now entered the spiri... Lees meer

Selected Stories of Morley Roberts

Morley Roberts

• Paperback | Engels
• In a career spanning over 50 years, Morley Roberts wrote hundreds of short stories and was one of the most successful operators in the Victorian-Edwar... Lees meer

The Life and Adventures of Harvey Teasdale, Converted Clown and Man Monkey

Harvey Teasdale

• Paperback | Engels
• The spirited memoir of Harvey Teasdale (1817-1904) tells the story of a wilful child who became a stage-struck youth before achieving success with his... Lees meer

A Mummer's Wife

George Moore

• Paperback | Engels
• A Mummer's Wife tells the story of Kate Ede, a bored Midlands housewife unhappily married to an asthmatic draper. When a handsome travelling actor com... Lees meer

Notable Women Authors of the Day

Helen C Black

• Paperback | Engels
• 'Notable Women Authors of the Day' began life as a series of interviews published in the popular women's magazine the Lady's Pictorial. The 30 feature... Lees meer