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...
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...
Aurora Floyd is one of the leading novels in the genre known as ''sensation fiction''. Braddon''s text has been carefully annotated for modern readers in this edition, including documents setting the text in context. '
Aurora Floyd is one of the leading novels in the genre known as ''sensation fiction''. Braddon''s text has been carefully annotated for modern readers...
Mary Shelley was a complex and committed social thinker whose novels reveal her deep concern with the impact of the emerging Victorian social dynamic upon the lives of women. In 'Lodore' she tells the story of a woman's journey to reconciliation with her mother.
Mary Shelley was a complex and committed social thinker whose novels reveal her deep concern with the impact of the emerging Victorian social dynamic ...
