Author: Morley ROBERTSPublisher:
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Selected Tales of Morley Roberts
Author: Morley ROBERTSSelected Stories of Morley Roberts
Author: Roberts, MorleyPublisher: Victorian Secrets Limited
ISBN: 1906469539
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
In a career spanning over 50 years, Morley Roberts wrote hundreds of short stories and was one of the most successful operators in the Victorian-Edwardian literary marketplace. His remarkable imagination and willingness to experiment resulted in tales of sailors on the high seas, adventurers in the Australian bush, cowboys in the wild west, saloon society in frontier towns, tramps on the railroad, miners in the mountains of British Columbia, farmers on the South African veld, and writers in men’s clubs. Whatever the setting, Roberts evokes the dangers and challenges his characters face. With an eye for detail and an unerring skill in capturing the vernacular of the desperate characters he portrays, Roberts leads the reader into vividly-drawn masculine worlds. Markus Neacey acknowledges Roberts’s special contribution to the British short story by selecting the best examples from his extensive work. This edition includes: Critical introductionExtensive explanatory footnotesAuthor biographySuggestions for further readingSelection of contemporary reviewsExtracts from Roberts's interviews with The IdlerExtracts from Roberts's A Tramp's Note-bookThe full text of Roberts's lecture, The Sea in Fiction
The Tramp in British Literature, 1850—1950
Author: Luke Lewin DaviesPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030734323
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Shortlisted for the Literary Encyclopedia Book Prize 2022, The Tramp in British Literature, 1850-1950 offers a unique account of the emergence of a new conception of homelessness in the mid-nineteenth century. After arguing that the emergence of the figure of the tramp reflects the evolution of capitalism and disciplinary society in this period, The Tramp in British Literature uncovers a neglected body of "tramp literature" written by memoir and fiction writers, many of whom were themselves homeless. In analysing these works, it presents select texts as a unique and ignored contribution to a wider radical discourse defined by its opposition to a wider societal preoccupation with the need to be productive.
The Skeleton Crew, or, Wildfire Ned
Author: AnonymousPublisher: Victorian Secrets Limited
ISBN: 1906469571
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 552
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First serialised between 1866 and 1867 by the Newsagents' Publishing Company and Edwin J. Brett, The Skeleton Crew, or, Wildfire Ned was among the finest and most popular of the fierce ‘penny dreadful’ tales which flourished in the mid nineteenth century. Edward Warbeck, the eponymous Ned, pursues a quest to defeat murderous bandits known as the Skeleton Crew, led by the indefatigable Death-wing. Occultist A. E. Waite described this bloodthirsty tale as "suggestive of a film produced by the inmates of Bedlam" with a storyline "in a state of nightmare". The original vivid, and often terrifying, images of the skeleton outlaws are reproduced in this edition. This edition also includes a critical introduction, explanatory footnotes, and extensive contextual material.
A Superfluous Woman
Author: Emma BrookePublisher: Victorian Secrets Limited
ISBN: 1906469563
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Aristocratic Jessamine Halliday, suffering a “splenetic seizure” brought on by high breeding, is prescribed a therapeutic break in the Scottish Highlands. While there, she falls in love with handsome crofter Colin Macgillvray and makes an indecent proposal by offering him the “unconditional surrender” of her body but refusing to give her hand in marriage. A Superfluous Woman is an audacious exploration of the fin-de-siècle preoccupation with race, class, and the sexual double standard. Unsurprisingly, Brooke’s novel caused outrage among critics. Campaigner W. T. Stead denounced it as “an immoral tale,” and The Times lamented its distinctly feminist message. This reaction, and Brooke’s boldness, ensured that it became one of the best-selling New Woman novels of the 1890s.
General catalogue of printed books
Author: British museum. Dept. of printed booksPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 456
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Class List of the Books in the Reference Library
Author: Nottingham (England). Free Public Reference LibraryPublisher:
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Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 476
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General Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 456
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