Jane Austen's England
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Jane Austen wrote about the English gentry class in the late Georgian and Regency periods...
Pleasures of the Table: A Literary Anthology
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This beautifully illustrated collection of food writing includes delectable scenes of cooking and...
The Awakening: And Other Stories
Kate Chopin and Pamela Knights
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'She wanted to swim far out, where no woman had swum before.' Kate Chopin was one of the most...
Barkskins
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Read our exclusive interview with the author here 'One of the greatest American writers'...
The Mercury Travel Club
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'Hi, I'm Angela. My husband ran off with the caterer we hired for our daughter's graduation party....
Waiting for Walter
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Set partly in late 1950's London, Waiting for Walter follows the fortunes of two people over a...
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
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Blessed with the extraordinary gift of guiding the imaginations of others, Doctor Parnassus...
All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation
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In a provocative, groundbreaking work, Rebecca Traister traces the history of unmarried and...
Widows in European Economy and Society, 1600-1920
Beatrice Moring and Richard Wall
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"A terrific piece of work". JANE HUMPHRIES, Professor of Economic History and Fellow of All Souls...