Answers questions people really have about English, like "Why are there so many ways to say -gh?" and "Why is there an 'r' in Mrs.?"
Explores the many quirks of English and how they are connected ... Read more
The first study to document a history of numerous visible hands taming incipient capitalism, a story that Adam Smith and his admirers set aside
Reveals the remarkable extent to which th ... Read more
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This is volume II of the first scholarly edition of the Golden Legend, the largest and most elaborate production of the first printer in English, William Caxton. It is an English translation of Jacobu ... Read more
Provides cutting-edge analysis of the key topics, questions, and findings in comprehensive literature reviews.
The articles, by leading authorities in the field, are written to be accessible to b ... Read more
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Essays help us understand how our contemporary sense of self and identity were formed across a variety of demographics
Histories of topics of everyday interest, such as mental health and psychoth ... Read more
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December 2021 marks 150th years since first publication
Features John Tenniel's much-loved illustrations
Takes account of the most recent research and critical opinion
Extensive explanatory n ... Read more
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This new edition is based on the original 3-volume first edition from 1839 published by Oxford University Press, which is now extremely rare
One of the most important novels of British India, and ... Read more
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Published in English for the first time, The Marquise de Gange is a neglected Gothic classic by one of the most notorious authors in the literary canon
Translated by a prize-winning tra ... Read more
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The Introduction draws on the latest Woolf scholarship which continues to naturally flourish, with Woolf's long-neglected short fiction finally attracting significant critical attention
Updated b ... Read more
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One of Austen's five major novels in a new, updated edition
The longest and most intricately plotted of all her works, it is designed to trick the reader as well as to engage his or her powers of ... Read more
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