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This book argues that the British government's repression of the 1790s rivals the French Revolution as the most important historical event for our understanding the development of Romantic literature. Romanticism has long been associated with both rebellion and escapism, and much Romantic historicism traces an arc from the outburst of democratic energy in British culture triggered by the French Revolution to a dwindling of enthusiasm later in the 1790s, when things in France turned violent. Writers such as Wordsworth and Coleridge can then be seen as -apostates- who turned from radical...

The Joseph Johnson Letterbook is the first scholarly edition of the correspondence of the influential publisher Joseph Johnson (1738-1809). Best known today for his work with politically progressive figures such as Mary Wollstonecraft and Joseph Priestley, over the course of his career Johnson was involved in the publication of thousands of works on a breathtaking range of subjects, from travel narratives to scientific writing to children's books. Johnson was also something of an impresario, and given his active involvement in shaping the books he published, he appears in the longue duree of...

How many of us can say with complete honesty that we have achieved the prayer life we think we should? John A. Bugg writes a compelling and unique message on how we can enter a new level of our relationship with God by fortifying the knowing within our souls. He explains that prayer covers a lot, but its one main purpose is forming the decisive link in our connection with the Lord. Using tabernacle images from the Old Testament construction God designed as His community dwelling with the Israelites, Bugg shows that quality time can't be quantified. Learn how the true essence of knowing and...