Results for: books tagged ‘Edwardian’
The Haunted Study: Peter Keating
The Haunted Study, a rare example of a work of literary history that is genuinely interdisciplinary, explores how the leading novelists of the late Victorian and Edwardian periods came to ... More
Israel Rank: Roy Horniman
The inspiration for Kind Hearts and Coronets, which was voted the seventh greatest British film of all time by readers of Total Film magazine in 2004. More
The Condition of England: C. F. G. Masterman
Edited with an Introduction and Notes by J. T. Boulton. The Condition of England was first published in 1909. Faber Finds are reissuing it to celebrate its one hundredth anniversary. ... More
Death on a Branch Line: Andrew Martin
The sweltering summer of 1911. Trouble is brewing with Germany. Half the country is on strike; the other half seems to be in flames. And in his most perplexing case ... More
The Mediterranean Passion: John Pemble
John Pemble here provides an Afterword to The Mediterranean Passion, his much-admired work of social history exploring the Edwardians' and Victorians' desire for foreign travel. More
Max: Sir Max Beerbohm: David Cecil
Max Beerbohm is one of those figures, like Dr Johnson and Oscar Wilde, as well known as a personality as he is an artist. He was a superb parodist and ... More
Not Honour More: Joyce Cary
Not Honour More is the third novel in the second trilogy, or triptych to use Cary's preferred term. The first two are The Prisoner of Grace and Except the Lord, ... More
Except the Lord: Joyce Cary
Except the Lord is the second novel in the second trilogy, or triptych to use Cary's preferred term. In his own words: 'In this second book we see where (Nimmo's) ... More
Radical Joe: Denis Judd
Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914) was a towering personality in an age of political giants. Disraeli, Gladstone, Lord Salisbury, Winston Churchill and Lloyd George all flourished during the span of his career, ... More
Miss Herbert: Christina Stead
Eleanor Herbert Brent is a beautiful woman - tall, blond and athletic. Sexuality forms her personality and as a young English graduate on the loose in London, she savours the ... More
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