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First published in 1913, this volume contains a collection of letters written by the seminal English writer Charlotte Brontë. These fascinating letters offer the reader a unique insight into the mind of this celebrated literary figure, and they are...

A collection of essays, excerpts and assorted writing on the subject of Emily Brontë by such notable writers as John Cowper Powys, Virginia Woolf, Mrs Gaskell, and others. Emily Jane Brontë (1818 – 1848), also known under the pseudonym Ellis Bell, was...

This is the first volume of Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell's 1957 biography of Charlotte Brontë, "Charlotte Brontë - A Monograph". The first biography of this seminal literary figure ever written, this volume provides a fantastic and unique insight into...

This is volume II of Francis A. Leyland's 1886 work "The Brontë Family", a detailed investigation into the lives and works of the seminal English literary family. The Brontës were a famous literary family during the nineteenth century synonymous with...

"The Secret of Charlotte Brontë" is a 1914 biographical study of famous English literary figure Charlotte Brontë by Frederika Macdonald. Within it, Macdonald explores her life, work, and mind in great detail, offering the reader a profound insight into...

This is volume I of Francis A. Leyland's 1886 work "The Brontë Family", a detailed investigation into the lives and works of the seminal English literary family. The Brontës were a famous literary family during the nineteenth century synonymous with the...

"Charlotte Brontë and Her Circle" is a 1896 treatise on the Brontë sisters by Clement King Shorter. Dealing with every aspect of their lives, loves, losses, and literary endeavours, it offers the reader a unique and profound insight into this famous...

First published in 1883, this edition of the 'Eminent Women Series' contains a fascinating biography of English writer Emily Brontë. A detailed and interesting insight into the life and mind Emily Brontë, this volume is not to be missed by lovers and...

"The Three Brontës" is a 1912 treatise on the Brontë sisters by Mary St. Clair. Within this volume Sinclair explores their lives, characters, and works in great detail, offering the reader a fascinating and informative glimpse into their unique world...

"Charlotte Brontë - A Monograph" is an 1877 treatise on the life and work of Charlotte Brontë by English biographer Reid T. Wemyss. Charlotte Brontë (1816 - 31 March 1855) was an English novelist and poet, and the oldest sister in the world-famous trio...

A great romance and a life with horses form the lynchpins around which Imtiaz Fiona Griffiths' nostalgic memoir revolves. Coming along for the ride, we have guest appearances by dodgy bookmakers, fast racehorses, slow tortoises, gregarious Jesuits, and a...

Sojourner Truth transformed herself from a runaway slave into a well-known campaigner for abolition and women's rights. Her dedication to her principles and her fiery speaking style electrified the abolition movement and brought her fame. This is an...

Nudes attempts to heal todays inequality and human rights issues in a creative way. Through poetry, women have been expressing the desires and dreams of their true selves. Nudes targets collective consciousness of immigrants, millennials, and military...

Shoes, gloves, umbrellas, cigars that are not just objects--the topic of fetishism seems both bizarre and inevitable. In this venturesome and provocative book, Emily Apter offers a fresh account of the complex relationship between representation and...

#ABCinXYZFrom childhood, you likely desired a happily ever after and dreamed of yourself as the heroine of an epic love story. Then as you grew, real nightmares of day in and out caused you to seek comfort and thrills from sources that left you empty and...

Contributions by:Marleen S. Barr, Shiloh Carroll, Sarah Gray, Elyce Rae Helford, Michael R. Howard II, Ewan Kirkland, Nicola Mann, Megan McDonough, Alex Naylor, Rhonda Nicol, Joan Ormrod, J. Richard Stevens, Tosha Taylor, Katherine A. Wagner, and Rhonda...

Contributions by:Robin Calland, Lauren Causey, Karen Coats, Sara K. Day, Lisa Rowe Fraustino, Dorina K. Lazo Gilmore, Anna Katrina Gutierrez, Adrienne Kertzer, Kouen Kim, Alexandra Kotanko, Jennifer Mitchell, Mary Jeanette Moran, Julie Pfeiffer, and...

The supernatural has become extraordinarily popular in literature, television, and film. Vampires, zombies, werewolves, witches, and wizard have become staples of entertainmentindustries, and many of these figures have received extensive critical...

From a very young age, author Mary Ross endured a childhood of horrific abuse at the hands of a woman she believed to be her mother. The damage inflicted on her would travel with her for the rest of her life-and yet, in spite of it, she has managed to...

"Domestic violence is the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault and/or other abusive behavior perpetrated by an intimate partner against another. It is an epidemic affecting victims from every community regardless of age,...

When Everything Changed: My Journey from Physician to Patient is the inspiring memoir of Dr. Sheri Prentiss, a compassionate and quick-witted woman who speaks candidly about the death of her mother, her battle with breast cancer, and her ongoing struggle...

The exact distance between Derbent, Russia, and Logan, Utah, is 6,511 miles.That may be hard for a child to comprehend, but Tanya would always joke with her parents that if they made her mad, she was going to pick up and move to the United States of...

Tina is a self-professed ball-faced optimist and a full-fledged extrovert. She has overcome a life of adversity with her tenacious desire to succeed. Walk with her as she conquers one hardship after another by continuously taking the bull by the horns...

Modern motherhood has changed; it isn't just frilly aprons, mini-vans, and soccer practice anymore. You are a modern mom-a rebel mom-ready to raise your kids while running a successful business and doing the things you love. Even so, the path to epic mom...

A shy young girl, thrown into Army life, with 3 sons she had to pick up her life and move many times. But the biggest move came after divorce, losing her home, and job, having to take a position with an American Company in Kuwait to enable her to pay off...

You picked up this book for a reason; it’s not by chance. Do you suspect your partner is cheating on you? Do they tell you you’re crazy, jealous, or blame you for being over the top? Do you want to know for sure? Learn of one woman’s...

Love Hurts...True Love...Hurts...The Ultimate Goal Is Knowing That Your Strength Is Within God And God Is Within You...Cause Without God You Are Nothing... No Man Should Ever Put Their Hands On A Women Except For In A Loving Way ...

Hello, I'm Jacki. I am not a celebrity or a professional, a genius, a deity, or an heiress with a sex tape. I am an observer, a sarcastic single gal, on the brink of turning thirty who still can't understand why everyone around her takes themselves so...

This book is about me trying to find a family and maybe some friends too. I always wanted to have someone to love me and my kids and not to judge us. I found a way not to worry about it, so I began to work many part time jobs. I began to lose all my...

`Whether you are a teacher, a parent, a foster carer a social worker or work in social policy, Greatest Caring secrets offers you inspiring company'. Politician`Most revealing of the obvious we in authority miss.' Children's Home Manager.`Very thought...

A photographic diary that will appeal to men and women, young and old, the tidy and untidy among us.It records just over a year in the life of a chair, "My Chair", put on this earth (well transported from IKEA to my bedroom) to serve as a drop off point...

In this book Olin sets forth the teachings of the great phrenologists of the past, together with the latest and best ideas on the subject, in what is intended to be a simple, clear and interesting manner. So much has been written, and well written, about...

Milton Keynes comes to life in this concise, yet comprehensive and multi-dimsensional exploration of a city often misunderstood. Carefully and lovingly researched, this is a tale of roundabouts and concrete cows, of ancient settlers mostly marginalised...