Mrs Gaskell''s first novel, Mary Barton portrays city life in the hungry forties of the 19th century. In this Broadview edition, a new introduction focusses on the novel''s artistry and its liberal politics.'
Mrs Gaskell''s first novel, Mary Barton portrays city life in the hungry forties of the 19th century. In this Broadview edition, a new introduction fo...
Although Augusta Webster was widely praised in her own time, Webster''s poetry all but disappeared in the early 20th century. This collection brings together a selection of her best work including monologues, lyrics and sonnets.'
Although Augusta Webster was widely praised in her own time, Webster''s poetry all but disappeared in the early 20th century. This collection brings t...
Originally published in 1823, Valperga is probably Mary Shelley's most neglected novel. Set in 14th-century Italy, it represents a merging of historical romance and the literature of sentiment. Incorporating intriguing feminist elements, this absorbing novel shows Shelley as a complex and intellectually astute thinker.
Originally published in 1823, Valperga is probably Mary Shelley's most neglected novel. Set in 14th-century Italy, it represents a merging of historic...
This is a gothic tale of lust, betrayal and multiple murder set in fifteeth century Venice. A minor scan dal on its first publication it contradicts idealized stereo types in women''s writing and challenges the idea of passive victimized women. '
This is a gothic tale of lust, betrayal and multiple murder set in fifteeth century Venice. A minor scan dal on its first publication it contradicts i...
This text dramatises many key issues relatin g to class and gender in late Victorian culture. In Gissing'' s story, Virginia Madden and her two sisters are confronted upon the death of their father with sudden impoverishment. '
This text dramatises many key issues relatin g to class and gender in late Victorian culture. In Gissing'' s story, Virginia Madden and her two sister...
his edition includes a generous selection of her poetry and the first comprehensive body of her prose in more than a century, with essays-some never before reprinted-on literature, religion, education, prejudice, women's fashions, and class conflict.
his edition includes a generous selection of her poetry and the first comprehensive body of her prose in more than a century, with essays-some never b...
Memoirs of Modern Philosophers follows the plight of Brigetina Botherim, whose participation in an English anti-Jacobin group leads her to disregard the advice of her mother and of other elders.'
Memoirs of Modern Philosophers follows the plight of Brigetina Botherim, whose participation in an English anti-Jacobin group leads her to disregard t...
"Broadview Press has quickly become a leader in the field of producing the best editions of canonical and non-canonical nineteenth-century British literary texts, and Steve Farmer's Heart and Science is no exception." -- Rick Simmons, University of South Carolina
"Broadview Press has quickly become a leader in the field of producing the best editions of canonical and non-canonical nineteenth-century British lit...
The editor locates the text both in relation to elements in the mainstream culture of the day (such as the aesthetes); and in relation to the gay subculture.
The editor locates the text both in relation to elements in the mainstream culture of the day (such as the aesthetes); and in relation to the gay subc...
