We love books. We take them to bed with us. We display them on our bookshelves. We write our names in them. They weigh down our suitcases when we go on holiday. We take them for granted. But there's much more to them than meets the eye.From how books feel and smell, to burned books, banned books and books that create nations, The Secret Life of Books is about everything beyond the words on a page. It's about how books - and readers - have evolved over time...

We love books. We take them to bed with us. They weigh down our suitcases when we go on vacation. We display them on our bookshelves or store them in our attics. We give them as gifts. We write our names in them. We take them for granted. And all the time, our books are leading a double life. The Secret Life of Books is about everything that isn't just the words. It's about how books transform us as individuals. It's about how books—and readers—have evolved over time. And it's abo...

This insightful and elegantly written book examines how the popular media of the Victorian era sustained and transformed the reputations of Romantic writers. Tom Mole provides a new reception history of Lord Byron, Felicia Hemans, Sir Walter Scott, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and William Wordsworth—one that moves beyond the punctual historicism of much recent criticism and the narrow horizons of previous reception histories. He attends instead to the material artifacts and cultural practices tha...

Contextualizes and annotates the influential, scandalous, and entertaining texts which appeared in the Blackwood's Magazine between 1817 and 1825. This title features a detailed general introduction, volume introductions and endnotes, providing the reader with an understanding of the origins and early history of Blackwood's Magazine.

Contextualizes and annotates the influential, scandalous, and entertaining texts which appeared in the Blackwood's Magazine between 1817 and 1825. This title features a detailed general introduction, volume introductions and endnotes, providing the reader with an understanding of the origins and early history of Blackwood's Magazine.

Contextualizes and annotates the influential, scandalous, and entertaining texts which appeared in the Blackwood's Magazine between 1817 and 1825. This title features a detailed general introduction, volume introductions and endnotes, providing the reader with an understanding of the origins and early history of Blackwood's Magazine.

Contextualizes and annotates the influential, scandalous, and entertaining texts which appeared in the Blackwood's Magazine between 1817 and 1825. This title features a detailed general introduction, volume introductions and endnotes, providing the reader with an understanding of the origins and early history of Blackwood's Magazine.

From author and illustrator Tom Percival, creator of the bestselling Big Bright Feelings series: a motivating and empowering story about a little mole who learns that everyone has something special to give the world“Dream big, Little Mole, be brilliant, be YOU *…”***Join one little mole as she follows her dream of building the biggest hole ever, and learns along the way that everyone has something special to give the world – it jus...

Tim en Tom hebben een geheim, A. Mol-Vogelaar Tim en Tom hebben een geheim. Tim wil graag een viool. Tom wil graag een boot. Maar waar halen ze die vandaan? Papa en mama hebben niet genoeg geld voor een boot of een viool. Daarom gaan Tim en Tom zelf op zoek. Ze hebben roeiriemen nodig, en hout. Daar kan opa vast wel een boot of een viool van maken. Tijdens hun zoektocht maken de broertjes heel wat mee. Ze redden een klein hondje, helpen de politie om een dief te vangen en hakken bijna de n...

A modern day Lady Chatterley, the rich and beautiful Imogen, struggles to live the life she wants, not the one her workaholic husband expects. She flees to Italy yearning for romance, and is seduced by enigmatic Jason. She abandons herself in a reckless affair, letting the powerful and controlling Jason push her beyond her sexual boundaries. Torn by fear and guilt, Imogen must discover whether her lover is her saviour, or her nemesis. Erotic Seduction is a collection of nine sensual short ...