Two sisters are drawn into unhappy romances despite the cool judgment of one and the emotional intensity of the other in this nineteenth-century novel that is accompanied by related writings, annotations, and criticisms.[...]

The best (and the best written) book about Austen that has appeared in the last three decades.--Nina Auerbach, Journal of English and Germanic Philology By looking at the ways in which Austen domesticates the gothic in Northanger Abbey, examines the conventions of male inheritance and its negative i[...]

Reflecting the dynamic and expansive nature of Austen studies, A Companion to Jane Austen provides 42 essays from a distinguished team of literary scholars that examine the full breadth of the English novelist's works and career.[...]

Why have we evolved to delight in telling stories and listening to them? Can literary meaning be discovered through data? What is more important to the identity of a literary character: gender or moral disposition? This boldly original study answers such questions and thus changes the debate about l[...]

The book begins with a visit to the long-neglected site of ancient Magdala on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. Unexcavated and slipping into the sea, Migdal stands as a reminder of the lost history of Mary Magdalene, and of ancient women. From Migdal, the reader moves back in history, lookin[...]

Jane Johnson's "The Salt Road" is a magical historical adventure which brings the most unlikely of people together in an epic quest that spans the decades and the hot, shifting sands of Morocco. 'My dear Isabelle, in the attic you will find a box with your name on it.' Isabelle's archaeologist fathe[...]

Several dinosaur hunters went on an expedition in South America hoping to find fossils of birds from the time of the dinosaurs. What they found instead were hundreds of fossils of dinosaur eggs, some with un-hatched baby dinosaurs inside. This was something that had never been found before Here is [...]

The author of "The Salt Road" and "The Tenth Gift" Jane Johnson returns with a captivating historical novel set in Morocco. The year is 1677. Behind the magnificent walls and towering arches of the Palace of Meknes, captive chieftain's son and now a lowly scribe, Nus Nus is framed for murder. As he [...]

This title helps you to bring the technique alive. Containing over 160 photos, this essential companion presents a step by step overview of essential massage techniques. Covering every body area and client working position, "Deep Tissue Massage" provides students and practising therapists with handy[...]