William Somerset Maugham 
Penelope 
A Comedy in Three Acts

Mary Charlton’s 1799 Rosella, or Modern Occurrences is a fascinating novel that brokers between conservative and feminist ideas, humour and horror, and indulgence in and ridicule of sentimental …

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Regency at its best – Amazon reviewer⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wonderful!! – Amazon reviewer With truth comes scandal!A Kiss Away from Scandal Hope Strickland must find the lost items of her family’s estate. …

A stunning new collection of short stories about motherhood, selected and introduced by Candice Brathwaite. ______________ ”To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect p …

From the image of a small boy entranced by his mother’s GI Escort, yet still hoping for the return of a father ‘missing in action’, to the portrait of an adult writer trying to piece together a …

First published in 2002. Jean Froissart is probably the best known medieval historians. His Chronicle (of the Hundred Years War) is among the top ten historical works in western civilization. In his …

This anthology explores the multitude of evidence for recognisable fairy tales drawn from sources in the much older cultures of the ancient world, appearing much earlier than the 17th century where …

This new edition of the British epistolary novel The History of Lady Louisa Stroud, and the Honourable Miss Caroline Stretton examines the theme of female agency, and is an excellent example of …

"Feminism in Greek Literature from Homer to Aristotle" by F. A. Wright is a groundbreaking work of literary analysis that explores the portrayal of women and gender dynamics in ancient …

Women s Economic Writing in the Nineteenth Century is the first comprehensive collection of women s economic writing in the long nineteenth century. The four-volume anthology includes writing from …

Women s Economic Writing in the Nineteenth Century is the first comprehensive collection of women s economic writing in the long nineteenth century. The four-volume anthology includes writing from …