The Victorian Gothic: An Edinburgh Companion (Smith Andrew)(Paperback)

The Victorian Gothic: An Edinburgh Companion (Smith Andrew)(Paperback)

The Edinburgh Companion to the Victorian Gothic is an essential resource for students and scholars working on the Gothic, Victorian literature and culture, and critical

The Cambridge Companion to American Gothic (Weinstock Jeffrey Andrew)(Paperback)

The Cambridge Companion to American Gothic offers an accessible overview to both the breadth and depth of the American Gothic tradition. This subgenre features works from many of America's best-known authors: Edgar Allan Poe, Toni Morrison, Stephen King, Anne Rice, Henry James, Edith Wharton,

Scottish Gothic: An Edinburgh Companion (Davison Carol Margaret)(Paperback)

Interrogates the Gothic in relation to Scotland, 'Scottishness', British Gothic, cultural and national boundaries, and issues of identity Written from various critical standpoints by internationally renowned scholars, Scottish Gothic: An Edinburgh Companion interrogates the ways in which the

Women and the Gothic: An Edinburgh Companion (Horner Avril)(Paperback)

A re-assessment of the Gothic in relation to the female, the 'feminine', feminism and post-feminism This collection of newly commissioned essays brings together major scholars in the field of Gothic studies in order to re-think the topic of 'Women and the Gothic'. The 14 chapters in this volume

Twenty-First-Century Gothic: An Edinburgh Companion (Wester Maisha)(Paperback)

This resource in contemporary Gothic literature, film and television takes a thematic approach, providing insights into the many forms the Gothic has taken in the twenty-first century

Gothic death 1740-1914: A literary history (Smith Andrew)(Paperback)

Gothic death 1740-1914 explores the representations of death and dying in Gothic narratives published between the mid-eighteenth century and the beginning of the First World War. The book investigates how eighteenth century Graveyard Poetry and the tradition of the elegy produced a version of death

A New Companion to the Gothic (Punter David)(Paperback)

The thoroughly expanded and updated New Companion to the Gothic, provides a series of stimulating insights into Gothic writing, its history and genealogy. The addition of 12 new essays and a section on 'Global Gothic' reflects the direction Gothic criticism has taken over the last decade. Many of

Late Victorian Gothic Tales (Luckhurst Roger)(Paperback)

The Victorian fin de siecle has many associations: the era of Decadence, The Yellow Book, the New Woman, the scandalous Oscar Wilde, the Empire on which the sun never set. This heady brew was caught nowhere better than in the revival of the Gothic tale in the late Victorian age, where the undead

The Cambridge Companion to British Literature of the 1930s (Smith James)(Paperback)

This Companion explores an extensive range of 1930s authors, contexts, themes, and literary debates. Informed by current scholarly approaches and analysing the state of the field, it will be an important resource for students and scholars of twentieth-century

Victorian Gothic House Styles (Yorke Trevor)(Paperback)

The Gothic revival began in the early years of Victoria's reign. It quickly became the dominant form of building. New and exciting, it reflected Britain's growing stature and a confidence in the country's past and her future direction. The Gothic style was striking and distinctive, with pointed

The Cambridge Companion to Gothic Fiction (Hogle Jerrold E.)(Paperback)

Fourteen world-class experts on the Gothic provide thorough accounts of this haunting-to-horrifying genre from the 1760s to the end of the twentieth century. Essays explore the connections of Gothic fictions to political and industrial revolutions, the realistic novel, the theater, Romantic and

The Syntax Workbook: A Companion to Carnie's Syntax (Carnie Andrew)(Paperback)

A valuable companion to Andrew Carnie's Syntax: A Generative Introduction, 4th Edition, full of practice questions and engaging exercises to promote student comprehension Syntax: A Generative Introduction, Fourth Edition, is the leading textbook for undergraduate courses in the syntax, covering

Queer Others in Victorian Gothic: Transgressing Monstrosity (Haefele-Thomas Ardel)(Paperback)

This book explores the intersections of Gothic, cultural, gender, queer, socio-economic and postcolonial theories in nineteenth-century British representations of sexuality, gender, class and

Exile from Eden (Smith Andrew)(Paperback / softback)

From New York Times bestselling author Andrew Smith comes the stunning, long-awaited sequel to the groundbreaking Printz Honor Book Grasshopper

Warren the 13th and the Thirteen-Year Curse (Del Rio Tania)(Pevná vazba)

An illustrated middle-grade fiction series with Gothic and Victorian overtones featuring the misadventures of a cursed 12-year-old bellhop trying to save his family's hotel from the clutches of evil. At the conclusion of the second book in the Warren the 13th series, The Warren Hotel had

The Lingering (Holliday Sji)(Paperback)

A twisty, chilling psychological thriller cum gothic ghost story set in a Victorian psychiatric home with a disturbing history, and someone set on revenge... LONGLISTED for the Guardian's Not the Booker Prize Number One Bestseller in Ebook 'Cements Holliday's position as one of the most gifted

The Complete Sketchup Companion for Interior Design (Brody Andrew)(Paperback)

The Complete SketchUp Companion for Interior Design focuses on the skills and requirements necessary to design and explore interiors-from composing views to managing the structure of the model for tracking objects in schedules and keys. Organized by skill type, the book mimics the layered nature of

Rabbit and Robot (Smith Andrew)(Paperback / softback)

Brand new YA fiction from the extraordinary mind of New York Times bestselling author Andrew Smith

Diabolical Bones - A gripping gothic mystery set in Victorian Yorkshire (Ellis Bella)(Paperback / softback)

The Gothic (Punter David)(Paperback)

This guide provides an overview of the most significant issues and debates in Gothic studies. Provides an overview of the most significant issues and debates in Gothic studies. Explains the origins and development of the term Gothic. Explores the evolution of the Gothic in both literary and

How to Be a Victorian: A Dawn-To-Dusk Guide to Victorian Life (Goodman Ruth)(Paperback)

Lauded by critics, How to Be a Victorian is an enchanting manual for the insatiably curious, the 'the cheapest time-travel machine you'll find' (NPR). Readers have fallen in love with Ruth Goodman, an historian who believes in getting her hands dirty. Drawing on her own firsthand adventures living

The Victorian Guide to Sex (Riddell Fern)(Paperback)

An exciting factual romp through sexual desire, practices and deviance in the Victorian era. The Victorian Guide to Sex will reveal advice and ideas on sexuality from the Victorian period. Drawing on both satirical and real life events from the period, it explores every facet of sexuality that the

Enlightenment Edinburgh: A Guide (Szatkowski Sheila)(Paperback)

During the 18th century, Edinburgh was the intellectual hub of the Western world. Adam Smith, David Hume, Dugald Stewart and Adam Ferguson delivered their diverse tomes on philosophy and political economy. Others such as James Hutton, Joseph Black, Lord Hailes, Sir John Clerk of Eldin and Robert

Down to the Sea (Lawrence Sue)(Paperback / softback)

A captivating but eerie historical mystery set in Victorian Edinburgh and the 20th