**The first full-length biography of a woman novelist by a woman novelist, which was almost single-handedly responsible for creating the Brontë myth‘A classic in its own right, still read today as one of the great works of Victorian literature’ Lucasta Miller**Elizabeth Gaskell’s biography of her close friend Charlotte Brontë was published in 1857 to immediate popular acclaim and remains the most significant study of the enigmatic author who gave Jane Eyre the sub-title ‘An...

Every user knows the importance of the “@” symbol in internet communication. Though the symbol barely existed in Latin America before the emergence of email, Spanish-speaking feminist activists immediately claimed it to replace the awkward “o/a” used to indicate both genders in written text, discovering embedded in the internet an answer to the challenge of symbolic inclusion. In repurposing the symbol, they changed its meaning.In Interpreting the Internet, Elisabeth Jay F...

In the course of a career that combined scholarship with ordained ministry, David Jasper has influenced, inspired, challenged and encouraged many students and colleagues. In The End of the Church?, fourteen scholars capture some of David Jasper’s energy in contributions that signal continuing development and exploration.The End of the Church? seeks to indicate the ambiguity and creative tension in Jasper’s relationship with the institution he has served as a pries...

A selection of texts by Elizabeth Gaskell, accompanied by annotations. It brings together Gaskell academics to provide readers with scholarship on her work and seeks to bring the crusading spirit and genius of the writer into the 21st century to take her place as a major Victorian writer.

A selection of texts by Elizabeth Gaskell, accompanied by annotations. It brings together Gaskell academics to provide readers with scholarship on her work and seeks to bring the crusading spirit and genius of the writer into the 21st century to take her place as a major Victorian writer.

A selection of texts by Elizabeth Gaskell, accompanied by annotations. It brings together Gaskell academics to provide readers with scholarship on her work and seeks to bring the crusading spirit and genius of the writer into the 21st century to take her place as a major Victorian writer.

A selection of texts by Elizabeth Gaskell, accompanied by annotations. It brings together Gaskell academics to provide readers with scholarship on her work and seeks to bring the crusading spirit and genius of the writer into the 21st century to take her place as a major Victorian writer.

A selection of texts by Elizabeth Gaskell, accompanied by annotations. It brings together Gaskell academics to provide readers with scholarship on her work and seeks to bring the crusading spirit and genius of the writer into the 21st century to take her place as a major Victorian writer.

DecanDecan never thought he’d find his dream woman while reading in a coffee shop. Hope was beautiful, charismatic, and everything that Decan wanted. There was just one problem: his wheelchair. Would Hope be able to see past that–and his insecurities?HopeHope fell for Decan at first sight. The charming freelance editor stole her heart with one simple look. Now she just had to prove to him–and his family–that love knows no bounda...

Being stood up never felt nice.But just as Morgan thought his evening was ruined, a stunning, curvy redhead became his server in shining armour. Her bright, bubbly persona had Morgan falling before he even knew what was happening.When Ruby saw the handsome, broody man sitting alone at a table for far too long, she took her chance. Who’d have thought that one impulsive decision would change her life. Soon, Morgan had her swept off her feet–quite literally.

Le mariage Clotilde, la sœur d’Élisabeth, avec un prince italien approche et les deux jeunes filles sont bien tristes de devoir bientôt se quitter. Désirant profiter d’elle au maximum, Élisabeth accompagne Clotilde à Saint-Cyr où elle doit se rendre pour préparer son mariage. C’est à Saint-Cyr qu’Élisabeth rencontre Bertille, une jeune fille obligée de se déguiser en paysan pour subvenir aux besoins de sa famille. Alors, lorsqu’Elisabeth apprend qu’il existerait un trésor caché par les Tem...

“Taaqtumi” is an Inuktitut word that means “in the dark”—and these spine-tingling horror stories by Northern writers show just how dangerous darkness can be. A family clinging to survival out on the tundra after a vicious zombie virus. A door that beckons, waiting to unleash the terror behind it. A post-apocalyptic community in the far North where things aren’t quite what they seem. With chilling tales from award-winning authors Richard Van Camp, Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley, Aviaq Jo...