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Defoe's Tour and Early Modern Britain

Panorama of the Nation

by Pat Rogers ...

Authoritative yet accessible, this is the first-ever comprehensive account of a true landmark in eighteenth-century travel writing. Daniel Defoe's Tour thro' the Whole Island of Great Britain is constantly cited even now by students in practically every branch of history, and there are few topics essential to our understanding of the nation in the early modern period that do not show up in its ... Read more

$24.59 USD

Authoritative yet accessible, this is the first-ever comprehensive account of a true landmark in eighteenth-century travel writing. Daniel Defoe's Tour thro' the Whole Island of Great Britain is constantly cited even now by students in practically every branch of history, and there are few topics essential to our understanding of the nation in the early modern period that do not show up in its
... Read more
The Poet and the Publisher

The Case of Alexander Pope, Esq., of Twickenham versus Edmund Curll, Bookseller in Grub Street

by Pat Rogers ...

The quarrel between the poet Alexander Pope and the publisher Edmund Curll has long been a notorious episode in the history of the book, when two remarkable figures with a gift for comedy and an immoderate dislike of each other clashed publicly and without restraint. However, it has never, until now, been chronicled in full.Ripe with the sights and smells of Hanoverian London, The Poet and ... Read more

$31.19 USD

The quarrel between the poet Alexander Pope and the publisher Edmund Curll has long been a notorious episode in the history of the book, when two remarkable figures with a gift for comedy and an immoderate dislike of each other clashed publicly and without restraint. However, it has never, until now, been chronicled in full.Ripe with the sights and smells of Hanoverian London, The Poet and
... Read more
Colorado Christmas

by Pat Rogers ...

My name is Pat Rogers. I'm eighty-one years old but have always had a passion for books. I wake up, in the night, with a new book, or poem or song running through my head. I don't know how to write the music but I know how the songs sound. I have so many handwritten books that I decided it was time to start getting them published. This is my third. I hope you enjoy all the people and activities in ... Read more

$3.99 USD

My name is Pat Rogers. I'm eighty-one years old but have always had a passion for books. I wake up, in the night, with a new book, or poem or song running through my head. I don't know how to write the music but I know how the songs sound. I have so many handwritten books that I decided it was time to start getting them published. This is my third. I hope you enjoy all the people and activities in
... Read more
Lady One Horn's Champion

by Pat Rogers ...

Tris Carter Horne had dreamed of a beautiful girl with hair like flame and eyes of emerald green all his life. When he had grown, the dreams became nightmares so horrifying that he was afraid to sleep. Then the dreams became real, and he found himself battling a creature so savage it was beyond belief. Suddenly, he found himself falling down a brilliant corridor and heard the creature scream in ... Read more

$3.99 USD

Tris Carter Horne had dreamed of a beautiful girl with hair like flame and eyes of emerald green all his life. When he had grown, the dreams became nightmares so horrifying that he was afraid to sleep. Then the dreams became real, and he found himself battling a creature so savage it was beyond belief. Suddenly, he found himself falling down a brilliant corridor and heard the creature scream in
... Read more
Edmund Curll at Work

Publishing Strategies in Eighteenth-Century England

by Pat Rogers ...

Edmund Curll is traditionally considered a pornographer, remembered for having been condemned to gaol and the pillory. Here, Pat Rogers looks beyond this ignominious reputation to focus on the specifics of Curll's working methods as a publisher, his relations with the book trade, his sometimes anomalous position with regard to the milieu of Grub Street, his marketing strategies, and his repertoire ... Read more

$36.89 USD

Edmund Curll is traditionally considered a pornographer, remembered for having been condemned to gaol and the pillory. Here, Pat Rogers looks beyond this ignominious reputation to focus on the specifics of Curll's working methods as a publisher, his relations with the book trade, his sometimes anomalous position with regard to the milieu of Grub Street, his marketing strategies, and his repertoire
... Read more
Lady One Horn’S Champion

by Pat Rogers ...

Tris Carter Horne had dreamed of a beautiful girl with hair like flame and eyes of emerald green all his life. When he had grown, the dreams became nightmares so horrifying that he was afraid to sleep. Then the dreams became real, and he found himself battling a creature so savage it was beyond belief. Suddenly, he found himself falling down a brilliant corridor and heard the creature scream in ... Read more

$3.99 USD

Tris Carter Horne had dreamed of a beautiful girl with hair like flame and eyes of emerald green all his life. When he had grown, the dreams became nightmares so horrifying that he was afraid to sleep. Then the dreams became real, and he found himself battling a creature so savage it was beyond belief. Suddenly, he found himself falling down a brilliant corridor and heard the creature scream in
... Read more
Robinson Crusoe (Routledge Revivals)

by Pat Rogers ...

Series series Routledge Revivals
First published in 1979, this title presents the basic facts and the background information needed by a modern reader of Robinson Crusoe, as well as a careful exploration of the structure and style of the work itself. Pat Rogers pays particular attention to the book’s composition and publishing history, the critical history surrounding it from 1719 onwards, and the contemporary context of ... Read more

$65.99 USD

First published in 1979, this title presents the basic facts and the background information needed by a modern reader of Robinson Crusoe, as well as a careful exploration of the structure and style of the work itself. Pat Rogers pays particular attention to the book’s composition and publishing history, the critical history surrounding it from 1719 onwards, and the contemporary context of
... Read more
Grub Street (Routledge Revivals)

Studies in a Subculture

by Pat Rogers ...

Series series Routledge Revivals
First published in 1972, this is the first detailed study of the milieu of the eighteenth-century literary hack and its significance in Augustan literature. Although the modern term ‘Grub Street’ has declined into vague metaphor, for the Augustan satirists it embodied not only an actual place but an emphatic lifestyle. Pat Rogers shows that the major satirists – Pope, Swift and Fielding – built a ... Read more

$65.99 USD

First published in 1972, this is the first detailed study of the milieu of the eighteenth-century literary hack and its significance in Augustan literature. Although the modern term ‘Grub Street’ has declined into vague metaphor, for the Augustan satirists it embodied not only an actual place but an emphatic lifestyle. Pat Rogers shows that the major satirists – Pope, Swift and Fielding – built a
... Read more
An Introduction to Pope (Routledge Revivals)

by Pat Rogers ...

Series series Routledge Revivals
In this concise introduction to Pope’s life and work, first published in 1975, the poet’s highly successful career as a man of letters is seen against the background of the Augustan age as a whole. Pat Rogers begins by examining the relationship of the eighteenth-century writer to his audience, and discusses the role of style and versification in this. The book covers the whole of Pope’s work and ... Read more

$70.99 USD

In this concise introduction to Pope’s life and work, first published in 1975, the poet’s highly successful career as a man of letters is seen against the background of the Augustan age as a whole. Pat Rogers begins by examining the relationship of the eighteenth-century writer to his audience, and discusses the role of style and versification in this. The book covers the whole of Pope’s work and
... Read more
The Augustan Vision

by Pat Rogers ...

Series series Routledge Revivals
First published in 1974, The Augustan Vision looks at the entire spectacle of Augustan Society in an attempt to see English culture as a whole and thus gain greater insight into this critical period in English Literature. Later parts of the book explore poetry, drama, and aesthetics; that distinctive expression of the age, satire, where abuse is made into art, and the moral essay; and finally, the ... Read more

$47.99 USD

First published in 1974, The Augustan Vision looks at the entire spectacle of Augustan Society in an attempt to see English culture as a whole and thus gain greater insight into this critical period in English Literature. Later parts of the book explore poetry, drama, and aesthetics; that distinctive expression of the age, satire, where abuse is made into art, and the moral essay; and finally, the
... Read more
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A Grown-Up’s Halloween

Fantasies and Fables for the Philosophically Fiendish

by various authors, Yuri Rasovsky, Yuri Rasovsky, Yuri Rasovsky, Yuri Rasovsky, John Baker ...

Narrated by a full cast, Tom Towles, Mark Bramhall, Ira Burton, Robertson Dean0, Bo Foxworth1, Jane Jacobs2, James Otis3, Lorna Raver4, Stefan Rudnicki5, Tom Alderman6, Annabel Armour7, Carolyn Brenner8, Viola Berwick9, Hamilton Camp0, David Chadderdon1, James Deuter2, John Doremus3, Michelle M. Faith4, Gary Gears5, Joe Greco6, Melissa Greenspan7, Richard Kind8, Glenn Kovacevich9, Sonja Lanzener0, Stephen Markle1, David Mink2, Roger Mueller3, William Munchow4, Brian Murray5, Phil Proctor6, David Rasche7, Avery Schreiber8, Pat Terry9 ...

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6 hours 29 min

Blackstone Audio presents an eclectic mix of stories, plays and sketches dedicated to the thinking paranoiac. Gore, sex, horror, literature and edifying morals—what more could you want from an audiobook?This collection includes "In a Grove," upon which Akira Kurosawa based his classic film, Rashomon; an adult fairy tale by the author of Winnie-the-Pooh; the real story (honest!) behind Edgar Rice ... Read more

$13.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Blackstone Audio presents an eclectic mix of stories, plays and sketches dedicated to the thinking paranoiac. Gore, sex, horror, literature and edifying morals—what more could you want from an audiobook?This collection includes "In a Grove," upon which Akira Kurosawa based his classic film, Rashomon; an adult fairy tale by the author of Winnie-the-Pooh; the real story (honest!) behind Edgar Rice
... Read more
The Assassin's Blade

The Throne of Glass Prequel Novellas

by Sarah J. Maas ...

Series Book 0 - Throne of Glass
The twist of a knife. The birth of a legend.With this collection of prequel novellas, step into the world of the complete, #1 bestselling Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas, author of the Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series.Celaena Sardothien is her kingdom's most feared assassin. Though she works for the powerful Assassin's Guild and its scheming master, Arobynn Hamel, she yields to no ... Read more

$12.99 USD

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The twist of a knife. The birth of a legend.With this collection of prequel novellas, step into the world of the complete, #1 bestselling Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas, author of the Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series.Celaena Sardothien is her kingdom's most feared assassin. Though she works for the powerful Assassin's Guild and its scheming master, Arobynn Hamel, she yields to no
... Read more

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