Romanticism and Revolution: A Readerpresents an anthology of the key texts that both defined the debate over the French Revolution during the 1790s and influenced the Romantic authors.

• Presents readings chronologically to allow readers to experience the unfolding of the debate as it occurred in the 1790s
• Provides an accessible and in-depth sampling of the major contributors to the Revolution debate, from Price, Burke, and Paine to Wollstonecraft and Godwin

Around 1700 a new commercial society was emerging that thought of its values as the product of exchanges between citizens. A welter of publications-periodical essays, novels, and poetry-enjoined the virtues of conversation and were discussed in book clubs and literary societies, creating their own conversable worlds.

Charles Dickens became immensely popular early on in his career as a novelist, and his appeal continues to grow with new editions prompted by recent television and film adaptations, as well as large numbers of students studying the Victorian novel. This lively and accessible introduction to Dickens focuses on the extraordinary diversity of his writing. Jon Mee discusses Dickens's novels, journalism and public performances, the historical contexts and his influence on other writers. In the process, five major themes emerge: Dickens the entertainer; Dickens and language; Dickens and London;...

The period 1792 94 witnessed the emergence of the first genuinely popular radical movement in Britain. This collection contains the key trials of London radicalism from 1792 94. It includes a general introduction, but each of the trials is introduced in its own right and supported by endnotes and further reading."

The period 1792 94 witnessed the emergence of the first genuinely popular radical movement in Britain. This collection contains the key trials of London radicalism from 1792 94. It includes a general introduction, but each of the trials is introduced in its own right and supported by endnotes and further reading."

The period 1792 94 witnessed the emergence of the first genuinely popular radical movement in Britain. This collection contains the key trials of London radicalism from 1792 94. It includes a general introduction, but each of the trials is introduced in its own right and supported by endnotes and further reading."

The period 1792 94 witnessed the emergence of the first genuinely popular radical movement in Britain. This collection contains the key trials of London radicalism from 1792 94. It includes a general introduction, but each of the trials is introduced in its own right and supported by endnotes and further reading."

The period 1792 94 witnessed the emergence of the first genuinely popular radical movement in Britain. This collection contains the key trials of London radicalism from 1792 94. It includes a general introduction, but each of the trials is introduced in its own right and supported by endnotes and further reading."