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Discipline

by Mary Brunton

Edited by Olivia Murphy ...

Series series Chawton House Library: Women's Novels
Discipline,the second novel by the Scottish writer Mary Brunton (1778-1818), was published in 1814. While less well known than its predecessor Self-Control (1811), it is nonetheless equally deserving of a central place in the canon of Romantic-era fiction. A wide-ranging novel, it shares many themes with contemporary fiction such as women’s difficulties in earning money and the horror of being ... Read more

$107.17 CAD

Discipline,the second novel by the Scottish writer Mary Brunton (1778-1818), was published in 1814. While less well known than its predecessor Self-Control (1811), it is nonetheless equally deserving of a central place in the canon of Romantic-era fiction. A wide-ranging novel, it shares many themes with contemporary fiction such as women’s difficulties in earning money and the horror of being
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The Intimate Critique

Autobiographical Literary Criticism

Edited by Diane P. Freedman, Olivia Frey, Frances Murphy Zauhar ...

For a long time now, readers and scholars have strained against the limits of traditional literary criticism, whose precepts—above all, "objectivity"—seem to have so little to do with the highly personal and deeply felt experience of literature. The Intimate Critique marks a movement away from this tradition. With their rich spectrum of personal and passionate voices, these essays challenge and ... Read more

$38.49 CAD

For a long time now, readers and scholars have strained against the limits of traditional literary criticism, whose precepts—above all, "objectivity"—seem to have so little to do with the highly personal and deeply felt experience of literature. The Intimate Critique marks a movement away from this tradition. With their rich spectrum of personal and passionate voices, these essays challenge and
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Romantic Climates

Literature and Science in an Age of Catastrophe

Edited by Anne Collett, Olivia Murphy ...

Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
This book seeks to uncover how today’s ideas about climate and catastrophe have been formed by the thinking of Romantic poets, novelists and scientists, and how these same ideas might once more be harnessed to assist us in the new climate challenges facing us in the present.The global climate disaster following Mt Tambora’s eruption in 1815 – the ‘Year without a Summer’ – is a starting point from ... Read more

$166.49 CAD

This book seeks to uncover how today’s ideas about climate and catastrophe have been formed by the thinking of Romantic poets, novelists and scientists, and how these same ideas might once more be harnessed to assist us in the new climate challenges facing us in the present.The global climate disaster following Mt Tambora’s eruption in 1815 – the ‘Year without a Summer’ – is a starting point from
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Romantic Sustainability

Endurance and the Natural World, 1780–1830

by Molly Hall, Lauren Cameron, Kultej Dhariwal, Olivia Murphy, Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns, Avishek Parui, Emily Paterson-Morgan, Seth Reno, Adam Rosenthal, William Stroup, Michael Angelo Tata, Denys Van Renen, Adrian J. Wallbank, Huey-fen Fay Yao, Madison Jones IV ...

Series series Ecocritical Theory and Practice
Romantic Sustainability is a collection of sixteen essays that examine the British Romantic era in ecocritical terms. Written by scholars from five continents, this international collection addresses the works of traditional Romantic writers such as John Keats, Percy Shelley, William Wordsworth, Lord Byron, and Samuel Coleridge but also delves into ecocritical topics related to authors added to ... Read more

$71.69 CAD

Romantic Sustainability is a collection of sixteen essays that examine the British Romantic era in ecocritical terms. Written by scholars from five continents, this international collection addresses the works of traditional Romantic writers such as John Keats, Percy Shelley, William Wordsworth, Lord Byron, and Samuel Coleridge but also delves into ecocritical topics related to authors added to
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Anna Letitia Barbauld

New Perspectives

by Stephen Bygrave, E. J. Clery, Jocelyn Harris, Sonia Hofkosh, Naomi Lightman, Sabine Volk-Birke, Joanna Wharton, Isobel Armstrong, Isobel Grundy, Felicity James, Scott Krawczyk, Michelle Levy, Rachel Trethewey, Dr Gillian Dow ...

Series series Transits: Literature, Thought & Culture, 1650–1850
Anna Letitia Barbauld: New Perspectives is the first collection of essays on poet and public intellectual Anna Letitia Barbauld (1743–1825). By international scholars of eighteenth-century and Romantic British literature, these new essays survey Barbauld’s writing from early to late: her versatility as a stylist, her poetry, her books for children, her political writing, her performance as editor ... Read more

$78.89 CAD

Anna Letitia Barbauld: New Perspectives is the first collection of essays on poet and public intellectual Anna Letitia Barbauld (1743–1825). By international scholars of eighteenth-century and Romantic British literature, these new essays survey Barbauld’s writing from early to late: her versatility as a stylist, her poetry, her books for children, her political writing, her performance as editor
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The Bedtime Book of EVEN MORE Impossible Questions

Adventures for curious minds

by Isabel Thomas ...

Narrated by Olivia Forrest, Riley-Ann Nicholls Murphy ...

Series series Impossible Questions
Unabridged

2 hours 6 min

Bloomsbury presents The Bedtime Book of EVEN MORE Impossible Questions by Isabel Thomas, read by Olivia Forrest and Riley-Ann Nicholls Murphy'The perfect present for any inquisitive child.' The Sunday Times'Top-notch non-fiction from a profoundly accomplished author, it's the sort of book that could ignite lifelong scientific curiosity' The Guardian praise for The Bedtime Book of Impossible ... Read more

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Bloomsbury presents The Bedtime Book of EVEN MORE Impossible Questions by Isabel Thomas, read by Olivia Forrest and Riley-Ann Nicholls Murphy'The perfect present for any inquisitive child.' The Sunday Times'Top-notch non-fiction from a profoundly accomplished author, it's the sort of book that could ignite lifelong scientific curiosity' The Guardian praise for The Bedtime Book of Impossible
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The Penthouse

by Catherine Cooper ...

Narrated by Olivia Dowd, Joe Eyre, Derek Murphy, Rose Robinson, Melissa Vaughan, Cicely Whitehead ...

Unabridged

8 hours 35 min

Glamorous murder mystery from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Chalet and The Cruise'The Penthouse is a twisting, unpredictable, glamorous whirlwind of a thriller' Amy McCulloch‘Intense and claustrophobic’ HEAT‘Agatha Christie with glamour’ SUNDAY TIMESBeneath the glamour dark secrets lurk.World famous singer Enola had it all – f... ... Read more

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Glamorous murder mystery from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Chalet and The Cruise'The Penthouse is a twisting, unpredictable, glamorous whirlwind of a thriller' Amy McCulloch‘Intense and claustrophobic’ HEAT‘Agatha Christie with glamour’ SUNDAY TIMESBeneath the glamour dark secrets lurk.World famous singer Enola had it all – f...
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The Neighbours

by Emma Babbington ...

Narrated by Nicolette Chin ...

Unabridged

9 hours 57 min

'Could not put this down! Excellent story telling, had me absolutely hooked! Will be recommending this to everyone who’ll listen.' Reader review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️You’re almost certain your daughter didn’t kill the neighbour. But what if she did?Richard Wellington is one of the country’s most recognised doctors. A morning TV regular, surgeon to the elite, and scandal-proof despite a malpractice case that ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

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'Could not put this down! Excellent story telling, had me absolutely hooked! Will be recommending this to everyone who’ll listen.' Reader review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️You’re almost certain your daughter didn’t kill the neighbour. But what if she did?Richard Wellington is one of the country’s most recognised doctors. A morning TV regular, surgeon to the elite, and scandal-proof despite a malpractice case that
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Sick to Death

by Chris Bridges ...

Narrated by Georgie Wyatt, Karina Fernandez, Annie Aldington, Helen Colby ...

Unabridged

9 hours 47 min

'A twist to rival Gone Girl left me gasping' KATY BRENT––––––––––––––Meet Emma. Emma is sick.She can’t work because of a neurological condition, so is stuck in her family’s tiny council house.Emma is sick of being told to ‘get over it’.Her stepfather, her doctors, strangers – everyone has an opinion.Emma is sick of being the other woman.Her boyfriend Adam is perfect: he’s got... ... Read more

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'A twist to rival Gone Girl left me gasping' KATY BRENT––––––––––––––Meet Emma. Emma is sick.She can’t work because of a neurological condition, so is stuck in her family’s tiny council house.Emma is sick of being told to ‘get over it’.Her stepfather, her doctors, strangers – everyone has an opinion.Emma is sick of being the other woman.Her boyfriend Adam is perfect: he’s got...
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You Lied First

by Annabel Kantaria ...

Narrated by Melanie Crawley ...

Unabridged

10 hours 14 min

The truth is, everyone lies. All that matters is who lies the best… 'I was completely gripped by this Oman-set thriller, which blends fear of the unknown with human decision-making at its most dangerously flawed.' Louise Candlish 'A multi-layered thriller in which no one can be trusted set against a stunning desert backdrop – absolutely loved it.' Catherine Cooper‘Exotic, intriguing and utterly ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

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The truth is, everyone lies. All that matters is who lies the best… 'I was completely gripped by this Oman-set thriller, which blends fear of the unknown with human decision-making at its most dangerously flawed.' Louise Candlish 'A multi-layered thriller in which no one can be trusted set against a stunning desert backdrop – absolutely loved it.' Catherine Cooper‘Exotic, intriguing and utterly
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The Cliffhanger

a page-turning, addictive thriller with a twist you won't see coming

by Emily Freud ...

Narrated by George Weightman ...

Unabridged

9 hours 53 min

Turn up the heat with this sizzling summer thriller'Irresistible' Abigail Dean'Mind blowing' Nikki SmithSTRAY TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE . . .New York-based writers Felix and Emma have it all. As the husband and wife team behind the bestselling Morgan Savage thrillers, their meteoric rise to global literary fame seemed unstoppable.Until Felix messed up.AND SOMEONE'S GOING TO GET HURT.</st... ... Read more

$43.99 CAD

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Turn up the heat with this sizzling summer thriller'Irresistible' Abigail Dean'Mind blowing' Nikki SmithSTRAY TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE . . .New York-based writers Felix and Emma have it all. As the husband and wife team behind the bestselling Morgan Savage thrillers, their meteoric rise to global literary fame seemed unstoppable.Until Felix messed up.AND SOMEONE'S GOING TO GET HURT.</st...
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Someone in the Water

by Sarah Clarke ...

Narrated by Lucy Walker-Evans ...

Unabridged

10 hours 12 min

***Don’t miss HER DEADLY HUSBAND, Sarah Clarke’s gripping new thriller*** 'Such a great read … I loved being in [this] world. What a beautiful and intriguing island!' Lucy Clarke'OMG THIS BOOK!!! What a rollercoaster of a read! This was a masterful and twisty tale. I literally had no idea who to trust until the very end' ★★★★★A gripping destination thriller, perfect for fans of Lucy Clarke, TM ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

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***Don’t miss HER DEADLY HUSBAND, Sarah Clarke’s gripping new thriller*** 'Such a great read … I loved being in [this] world. What a beautiful and intriguing island!' Lucy Clarke'OMG THIS BOOK!!! What a rollercoaster of a read! This was a masterful and twisty tale. I literally had no idea who to trust until the very end' ★★★★★A gripping destination thriller, perfect for fans of Lucy Clarke, TM
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