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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “rohan mcwilliam”
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  • The Victorian Studies Reader

    Edited by Kelly Boyd, Rohan McWilliam ...
    Series series Routledge Readers in History
    Selected as an 'Outstanding Academic Title' in the 2008 CHOICE awards, The Victorian Studies Reader gathers together, in one volume, some of the key pieces on Victorian history, society and culture. The book draws on new trends in looking at the Victorian Age and includes sections on:periodizationpoliticsconsumerismintellectual lifesexualityempireThe Victorian Studies Reader is a rich resource,... ... Read more

    $66.99 USD

  • London's West End

    Creating the Pleasure District, 1800-1914

    by Rohan McWilliam ...
    How did the West End of London become the world's leading pleasure district? What is the source of its magnetic appeal? How did the centre of London become Theatreland? London's West End, 1800-1914 is the first ever history of the area which has enthralled millions. The reader will discover the growth of theatres, opera houses, galleries, restaurants, department stores, casinos, exhibition centres ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • Labour and the left in the 1980s

    Edited by Jonathan Davis, Rohan McWilliam ...
    This volume of essays constitutes the first history of Labour and left-wing politics in the decade when Margaret Thatcher reshaped modern Britain. Leading scholars explore aspects of left-wing culture, activities and ideas at a time when social democracy was in crisis. There are articles about political leadership, economic alternatives, gay rights, the miners’ strike, the Militant Tendency and ... Read more

    $22.29 USD

  • Edward Lloyd and His World

    Popular Fiction, Politics and the Press in Victorian Britain

    Edited by Sarah Louise Lill, Rohan McWilliam ...
    Series series The Nineteenth Century Series
    The publisher Edward Lloyd (1815-1890) helped shape Victorian popular culture in ways that have left a legacy that lasts right up to today. He was a major pioneer of both popular fiction and journalism but has never received extended scholarly investigation until now. Lloyd shaped the modern popular press: Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper became the first paper to sell over a million copies. Along with ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • New Directions in Social and Cultural History

    Edited by Sasha Handley, Prof. Lucy Noakes, Professor Rohan McWilliam ...
    Series series New Directions in Social and Cultural History
    What does it mean to be a social and cultural historian today? In the wake of the 'cultural turn', and in an age of digital and public history, what challenges and opportunities await historians in the early 21st century? In this exciting new text, leading historians reflect on key developments in their fields and argue for a range of 'new directions' in social and cultural history. Focusing on ... Read more

    $30.79 USD

  • SWEENEY TODD The String of Pearls

    The Original Victorian Classic

    by James Malcolm Rymer, Thomas Peckett Prest ...
    Series series Dover Literature: Gothic/Horror
    In the early years of the Victorian age, a newly literate class of readers turned to "penny dreadfuls" for escapist fun. Blood-curdling tales, published in installments and costing only a penny, offered gripping episodes of romance, mystery, and horror. The notorious penny dreadful Sweeney Todd: The String of Pearls recounts a young woman's desperate search for her missing sailor sweetheart―a ... Read more

    $7.19 USD

  • Popular Politics in Nineteenth Century England

    by Rohan McWilliam ...
    Series series Historical Connections
    Popular Politics in Nineteenth Century England provides an accessible introduction to the culture of English popular politics between 1815 and 1900, the period from Luddism to the New Liberalism. This is an area that has attracted great historical interest and has undergone fundamental revision in the last two decades. Did the industrial revolution create the working class movement or was ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

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  • The Path to Power

    by Margaret Thatcher ...
    In her international bestseller, The Downing Street Years, Margaret Thatcher provided an acclaimed account of her years as Prime Minister. This second volume reflects on the early years of her life and how they influenced her political career. ... Read more

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  • RUTH

    Enriched edition. Victorian Romance Classic, With Author's Biography

    by Elizabeth Gaskell, Spencer Hardwick ...
    In "Ruth," Elizabeth Gaskell masterfully explores themes of morality, social class, and redemption through the poignant narrative of its titular character, Ruth Hilton. Set against the backdrop of Victorian England, Gaskell employs a realist literary style, blending detailed character studies with social commentary, as Ruth, a fallen woman, navigates the complexities of love and societal judgment. ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Nineteenth-Century Britain

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Colin Matthew, Christopher Harvie ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, Christopher Harvie and Colin Matthew's Very Short Introduction to Nineteenth-Century Britain is a sharp but subtle account of remarkable economic and social change and an even more remarkable political stability. Britain in 1789 was overwhelmingly rural, agrarian, multilingual, and almost half Celtic. By 1914, ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Sweeney Todd: The String of Pearls

    by James Malcolm Rymer ...
    Venture into Fleet Street and discover the dark side of Victorian London where you'll encounter the demon barber Sweeney Todd and his menacing accomplice Mrs Lovett in this classic thriller.Gruesome mysteries are uncovered when Lieutenant Thornhill goes missing after entering Todd's barber shop for a haircut. Londoners are disappearing, Todd's young apprentice Tobias is subject to constant fear ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Penny Dreadfuls MEGAPACK ®

    10 Classic Shockers!

    by Mary Wollstonecraft, Shelley Shelley, Oscar Wilde, Bram Stoker, Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Louis Stevenson ...
    "Penny Dreadfuls" were a type of British publication in the 19th century that featured lurid serial stories appearing in parts over a number of weeks, each part costing one penny. The term, however, soon came to encompass a variety of publications that featured cheap sensational fiction. The penny dreadfuls were printed on cheap pulp paper and were aimed at young working class males. Two of the ... Read more

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