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.

The comprehensive collection of letters spanning the adult life of one of the world’s greatest storytellers, now revised and expanded to include more than 150 previously unseen letters, with revealing new insights into The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion.

The Academy Award (R)-winning actor, father of three, and bestselling author of Greenlights distils more than three decades of journaling experience to help you reflect, seek clarity, and forge your own path with this life-changing practice.

Stories of the ancient Greek gods and goddesses woven together with an expert commentary from classicist and author Jean Menzies.

Following the success of Illustrated World of Tolkien, David Day explores the Second Age of Middle-earth and Tolkien's richly imaginative legendarium .

In Nick Hornby's completely joyous and original new book two great figures share the stage. Charles Dickens and Prince. Two wildly different artists who caught fire and lit up the world in ways no others could. Where did their magic come from? How did they work so hard and produce so much? How did they manage or give in to the restlessness and intensity of their creativity? How did they use it, and did it kill them?

With wit, curiosity and deep admiration Nick Hornby traces their extraordinar...

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

De verbeelding van kanker vormt een fascinerende bron om lijden aan, en leven met, kanker te beschrijven en te bestuderen. Auteurs, dichters, regisseurs, componisten en schilders raken de essentie van ziek-zijn vaak voortreffelijk. Ze zien hoe mensen betekenis geven aan lijden – lijden dat is gekleurd door het psychologische, sociale en maatschappelijke bestaan van mensen met kanker en hun naasten.

Kanker, ‘de keizer van alle ziekten’, figureert veel in romans, gedichten, films, muziek...