Ships have histories that are interwoven with the human fabric of the maritime world. In the long nineteenth century these histories revolved around the re-invention of these once familiar objects in a period in which Britain became a major maritime power. This multi-disciplinary volume deploys different historical, geographical, cultural and literary perspectives to examine this transformation and to offer a series of interconnected considerations of maritime technology and culture in a period of significant and lasting change. Its ten authors reveal the processes involved through the eyes...
Ships have histories that are interwoven with the human fabric of the maritime world. In the long nineteenth century these histories revolved around t...
Offers an introduction to Charles Dickens' work of the nineteenth century, David Copperfield. This title considers issues such as autobiography and Victorian social conditions. It traces responses to the novel from the first reviews to modern criticism. It provides insights into the novel's humour, its reflections of class and gender structures.
Offers an introduction to Charles Dickens' work of the nineteenth century, David Copperfield. This title considers issues such as autobiography and Vi...
