Based on a lecture given at Girton College, Cambridge, this title is one of the feminist polemics, ranging in its themes from Jane Austen and Carlotte Bronte, and the effects of poverty and sexual constraint on female creativity. It justifies the need for women to possess intellectual freedom and financial independence.

A collection of Orwell’s compellingly perceptive essays on subjects from food to weather to unemployment, edited and introduced by Professor Michael Gardiner.

“Driekwart van de mensen is gek en voor dat ene kwart moet je uitkijken.” Of we deze beroemde waarschuwing van Simon Carmiggelt serieus moeten nemen, daarover verschillen de meningen. Maar dat we graag lezen over mensen die afwijken van de norm, over waanzin en over geestelijke gezondheid, dat is wel duidelijk.

Van Cervantes tot Erasmus, van Levi Weemoedt tot Virginia Woolf, de wereldliteratuur is een vrijwel onuitputtelijke bron van inspirerende, ontroerende maar ook opbeurende teksten o...

A collection of the most fascinating letters by the world's greatest scientists.

?Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character' - Albert Einstein

Scientists are not often remembered for their character, but rather for the enduring impact of their ideas, inventions, and discoveries. Letters for the Ages: The Great Scientists delves beyond the known historical facts and narratives to uncover the personal writings of so...

Edgar Allan Poe is perhaps America’s most famous writer. Yet he remains misunderstood, his works easily confused with the legend of a troubled genius. In this annotated edition of tales and poems, Kevin J. Hayes debunks the Poe myth, enables a larger appreciation of Poe’s career and varied achievements, and investigates his weird afterlives.