Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republ...
Lucy Aikin (1791 1864) was a prolific writer of educational and historical works. She was a highly educated woman, influenced by her aunt, the educationalist and writer Anna Laetitia Barbauld. First published in 1818 and subsequently reprinted, Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth focuses on the art, literature, manners and morals of the period, with brief biographies of important individuals. Drawing on published sources rather than archival material, it is a clear and readable narrative that reveals the author's critical insight. This social and personal rather than political approach to...
Lucy Aikin (1791 1864) was a prolific writer of educational and historical works. She was a highly educated woman, influenced by her aunt, the educati...
Lucy Aikin (1791 1864) was a prolific writer of educational and historical works. She was a highly educated woman, influenced by her aunt, the educationalist and writer Anna Laetitia Barbauld. First published in 1818 and subsequently reprinted, Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth focuses on the art, literature, manners and morals of the period, with brief biographies of important individuals. Drawing on published sources rather than archival material, it is a clear and readable narrative that reveals the author's critical insight. This social and personal rather than political approach to...
Lucy Aikin (1791 1864) was a prolific writer of educational and historical works. She was a highly educated woman, influenced by her aunt, the educati...
Written by Lucy Aiken in 1810, this was the first text in English to re-write the history of western culture, from the Creation of Genesis through the eighteenth century, from a feminist perspective, explicitly defining the consequences of a patriarchal social system. This edition also includes a wide selection of poetry, historical writing, fiction, memoir, and literary criticism by Aikin, as well as letters, contemporary reviews, and other feminist historiographies.
Written by Lucy Aiken in 1810, this was the first text in English to re-write the history of western culture, from the Creation of Genesis through the...
The writer Anna Laetitia Barbauld (1743 1825) was famous for her poems and essays, her writings for children (she and her husband ran a school), and for her edition of the correspondence of Samuel Richardson (also reissued in this series). The sister of John Aikin, the physician and writer, she moved in the dissenting circle of the Warrington Academy, where her father was a teacher: Joseph Priestley was a close friend. This two-volume edition of some of her poems and prose works was compiled by her niece Lucy Aikin (also a writer), and published soon after her death in 1825. The wit, elegance...
The writer Anna Laetitia Barbauld (1743 1825) was famous for her poems and essays, her writings for children (she and her husband ran a school), and f...
The writer Anna Laetitia Barbauld (1743 1825) was famous for her poems and essays, her writings for children (she and her husband ran a school), and for her edition of the correspondence of Samuel Richardson (also reissued in this series). The sister of John Aikin, the physician and writer, she moved in the dissenting circle of the Warrington Academy, where her father was a teacher: Joseph Priestley was a close friend. This two-volume edition of some of her poems and prose works was compiled by her niece Lucy Aikin (also a writer), and published soon after her death in 1825. The wit, elegance...
The writer Anna Laetitia Barbauld (1743 1825) was famous for her poems and essays, her writings for children (she and her husband ran a school), and f...
