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"The first feminist reading of photoromances that examines both its industry and its fandom, arguing for their remarkable relevance as transmedia narratives in a transnational market"--

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As an internationally bestselling phenomenon and queen of the Regency Romance, Georgette Heyer is one of the most beloved historical novelists of our time.

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In the space of a single generation, three eighteenth-century writers - Daniel Defoe, Samuel Richardson and Henry Fielding - invented an entirely new genre of writing: the novel. This book explains why these authors wrote in the way that they did, and how the complex changes in society - the emergence of the middle-class and more.

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The real story behind the making of THE COLOR PURPLE in the author's own words

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Prolific author, Jules Verne, also, possessed hidden side that was encrypted into all his works - his active participation in the occult milieu of late nineteenth century France. This work investigates Verne's connections to the prominent secret societies of his time: Freemasons, Golden Dawn, Angelic Society, and Rosicrucians.

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A collection of the work of Thomas Paine plus letters and prophetic articles.

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Featuring nearly 100 luminous watercolour illustrations, this title collects passages from the writings of Thoreau. Drawn mainly from his journals, the short excerpts, it provides insight into his thought processes by presenting his raw, unedited feelings about the things that meant the most to him.

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Exciting early work by the Man Booker-shortlisted author, discussing Herge's hugely popular children's books.

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A collection of original documentary photographs of the landscape that was integral to Tony Hillerman's writing. It also contains brief synopses of Hillerman's novels, descriptive passages from each work, the author's own comments about the sites, and narrative information on the locations pictured.

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How James Joyce's masterpiece can teach us to live better lives.

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Herman Melville is best known as the author of Moby-Dick, but most students first become acquainted with his works by reading Bartleby the Scrivener and Billy Budd. This reference locates these two works in their economic, social, and cultural contexts and relates them to contemporary issues.

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In this first English translation of Victor Hugo's writings on his experiments in spiritualism, author John Chambers places Hugo's experiments firmly in the tradition of visionary literature and psychic exploration. He reveals Hugo's conversations with Shakespeare, Plato, Galileo, Jesus and others, and discusses Hugo's possible role as a grand master of the Priory of Sion.

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From 'Is there Sex Before Marriage in Austen' to 'Which important Austen characters never speak' the Guardian Book Club columnist answers 21 apparently trivial questions that reveal deep and hidden truths about Jane Austen's fictional world

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A book to help make books part of your life

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The only novel by the beloved author of I is a Long-Memoried Woman and The Fat Black Woman's Poems.

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Twenty of America's bestselling authors share tricks, tips, and secrets of the successful writing life.

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An indispensable guide to some of the most important women writers of the past two-hundred years, and the stars of the Virago Modern Classics list.

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Twenty contributors demonstrate the nuances of fiction, revealing why it's so challenging to write and so enticing to read

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Investigates the crucial question of 'restitution' in the work of W. G. Sebald. Written by leading scholars from a range of disciplines, with a foreword by his English translator Anthea Bell. -- .

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Contains the features of the acclaimed Florida edition of the two works of Sterne's last year of life, "A Sentimental Journey" and "Continuation of the Bramine's Journal", including a selection of its notes. Several additional documents provide context for understanding these works in relation to Sterne's life and other writings.

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Whether as a gay man or as a postmodern performance artist ahead of his time, Wilde ultimately emerges here as the embodiment of the twentieth-century media-savvy artist who is both subject and object of the aesthetic and economic systems in which he is enmeshed.

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