The History of the Book
Wilkie Collins's American Tour, 1873-4
1st Edition
By Susan R Hanes
January 20, 2016
In the autumn of 1873, Wilkie Collins followed the example of fellow literary celebrities Dickens and Thackeray, and began a six-month reading tour of America. This book places this tour within the American lyceum movement of the later nineteenth century....
William Blake and the Art of Engraving
1st Edition
By Mei-Ying Sung
January 20, 2016
Sung closely examines William Blake’s extant engraved copper plates and arrives at a new interpretation of his working process. Sung suggests that Blake revised and corrected his work more than was previously thought. This belies the Romantic ideal that the acts of conception and execution are ...
Wordsworth's Poetic Collections, Supplementary Writing and Parodic Reception
1st Edition
By Brian R Bates
January 20, 2016
Wordsworth’s process of revision, his organization of poetic volumes and his supplementary writings are often seen as distinct from his poetic composition. Bates asserts that an analysis of these supplementary writings and paratexts are necessary to a full understanding of Wordsworth’s poetry....
The History of the Book 1–10
1st Edition
Edited
By Jonathan Cutmore
June 01, 2012
Contains the first ten books from the series....