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Propositioned by the Playboy: Miss Maple and the Playboy / The Playboy Doctor's Marriage Proposal / The New Girl in Town (Mills And Boon By Request Ser.)
by Cara Colter Brenda Harlen Fiona LoweMISS MAPLE AND THE PLAYBOY Primary-school teacher Beth Maple is cautious and conventional until she becomes besotted with stand-in dad Ben Anderson, who appears at the school gates. Being around him makes her feel truly alive. But Ben is dangerously out of her league!
Genres and Provenance in the Comedy of W.S. Gilbert: Pipes and Tabors (Routledge Studies in Nineteenth Century Literature #2)
by Richard MooreIn The Progress of Fun W.S. Gilbert was considered, not as a ‘classic Victorian’, but as part of an on-going comedic continuum stretching from Aristophanes to Joe Orton and beyond. Pipes and Tabors continues the story, covering the comedic experience differently by reference to genres. Here – treated in relation to a line of significant others – we discover how Gilbert responded to areas such as the Pastoral, the Irish drama, nautical scenarios, melodrama, sensation-theatre, the nonsensemode, pantomime spectaculars, fairy plays, and classical farce. Also included is a wider look at his relation to various European musical forms and (for instance) to the English line of wit and the Elizabethan pamphleteers. To consider a writer not so much by a study of individual works as by threads of linking generic modes tells us a great deal about cultural interconnections and the richly textured nature of theatrical experience. Pipes and Tabors offers a tapestry of overlapping genres and treatments, showing not just the design of the finished products but the shreds and patches which form the underside of the weave. According to Dorothy L. Sayers, life itself offers us the apparent loose ends of a design which will only be revealed from the front after death. In terms of Gilbertian comedy, we are privileged to be able to track both the effort of the weave and the skill of the finished product. On the way we will also discover some new links and sub-text implications about other 19th century denigrated groups which were buried from sight for too long.
The Aura of the Word in the Early Age of Print (1450-1600)
by Samuel MareelDid the invention of movable type change the way that the word was perceived in the early modern period? In his groundbreaking essay "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction," the cultural critic Walter Benjamin argued that reproduction drains the image of its aura, by which he means the authority that a work of art obtains from its singularity and its embeddedness in a particular context. The central question in The Aura of the Word in the Early Age of Print (1450-1600) is whether the dissemination of text through print had a similar effect on the status of the word in the early modern period. In this volume, contributors from a variety of fields look at manifestations of the early modern word (in English, French, Latin, Dutch, German and Yiddish) as entities whose significance derived not simply from their semantic meaning but also from their relationship to their material support, to the physical context in which they are located and to the act of writing itself. Rather than viewing printed text as functional and lacking in materiality, contributors focus on how the placement of a text could affect its meaning and significance. The essays also consider the continued vitality of pre-printing-press kinds of text such as the illuminated manuscript; and how new practices, such as the veneration of handwriting, sprung up in the wake of the invention of movable type.
A Valentine For The Cowboy: Her Colorado Sheriff A Valentine For The Cowboy The Bull Rider's Cowgirl Rodeo Father (Sapphire Mountain Cowboys #1)
by Rebecca WintersThis Cowboy's Precious Jewel
The Holiday Visitor (Mills And Boon Cherish Ser.)
by Tara Taylor QuinnMarybeth’s life revolves around her cosy bed-and-breakfast. She’s too busy for romance, which is fine with her. Then, one Christmas, gorgeous Craig McKellips reserves a room and the attraction between them is instant. Marybeth marvels at her feelings as they get closer. But could Craig’s secret ruin everything?
Under The Tuscan Sun...: A Bride For The Italian Boss / Return Of The Italian Tycoon / Reunited By A Baby Secret (Mills And Boon By Request Ser.)
by Susan Meier Michelle Douglas Jennifer FayeA Bride for the Italian Boss by Susan Meier
Worthy Of Marriage (Mills And Boon Cherish Ser.)
by Anne WealeGrey Calderwood was furious to discover that his mother had employed Lucia Graham–the woman he believed had defrauded him…
The Daddy Secret: The Daddy Secret Finding Family... And Forever? The One He's Been Looking For (Return to Brighton Valley #1)
by Judy DuarteHis secret sonWhen Mallory Dickinson comes home with the son she gave up for adoption at seventeen, she knows she has to face her past. Ten years ago, she fell hard for Rick Martinez. But is the irresistible Brighton Valley troublemaker turned beloved vet really ready to be a father?
Kings of California: Bargaining For King's Baby / Marrying For King's Millions / Falling For King's Fortune (Mills And Boon By Request Ser. #1)
by Maureen ChildBargaining for King’s BabyGina knew her father had made a bargain to ‘sell’ her in exchange for next-door neighbour Adam King’s much-desired land…so she decided to make a deal with the millionaire herself. She’d marry him. He’d get the land. And she’d get King’s baby.
His Revenge Seduction: The Mélendez Forgotten Marriage / The Konstantos Marriage Demand / For Revenge Or Redemption? (Mills And Boon By Request Ser.)
by Kate Walker Elizabeth Power Melanie MilburneTHE MÉLENDEZ FORGOTTEN MARRIAGE When Emilia wakes up from a coma, she looks into the loving eyes of her husband. But she doesn’t know that Javier Mélendez wed Emelia for convenience and seduced her for pleasure…
Crowned: The Palace Nanny (Mills And Boon Cherish Ser. #1)
by Marion LennoxMarion Lennox Raising the heir to the throne is nanny Elsa Murdoch's dream job, but sparks fly when feisty Elsa clashes with powerful Prince Stefanos over what's best for little Princess Zoe. Could Marrying His Majesty be the answer?
A Millionaire for Cinderella: His L. A. Cinderella (in Her Shoes... ) / His Shy Cinderella / A Millionaire For Cinderella (In Love with the Boss #1)
by Barbara WallaceYou shall get your happy ending!
Genres and Provenance in the Comedy of W.S. Gilbert: Pipes and Tabors (Routledge Studies in Nineteenth Century Literature #2)
by Richard MooreIn The Progress of Fun W.S. Gilbert was considered, not as a ‘classic Victorian’, but as part of an on-going comedic continuum stretching from Aristophanes to Joe Orton and beyond. Pipes and Tabors continues the story, covering the comedic experience differently by reference to genres. Here – treated in relation to a line of significant others – we discover how Gilbert responded to areas such as the Pastoral, the Irish drama, nautical scenarios, melodrama, sensation-theatre, the nonsensemode, pantomime spectaculars, fairy plays, and classical farce. Also included is a wider look at his relation to various European musical forms and (for instance) to the English line of wit and the Elizabethan pamphleteers. To consider a writer not so much by a study of individual works as by threads of linking generic modes tells us a great deal about cultural interconnections and the richly textured nature of theatrical experience. Pipes and Tabors offers a tapestry of overlapping genres and treatments, showing not just the design of the finished products but the shreds and patches which form the underside of the weave. According to Dorothy L. Sayers, life itself offers us the apparent loose ends of a design which will only be revealed from the front after death. In terms of Gilbertian comedy, we are privileged to be able to track both the effort of the weave and the skill of the finished product. On the way we will also discover some new links and sub-text implications about other 19th century denigrated groups which were buried from sight for too long.
Victorians and Their Animals: Beast on a Leash
by Brenda AyresThis book, Victorians and Their Animals: Beast on a Leash, investigates the notion that British Victorians did see themselves as naturally dominant species over other humans and over animals. They conscientiously, hegemonically were determined to rule those beneath them and the animal within themselves albeit with varying degrees of success and failure. The articles in this collection apply posthuman and other theories, including queer, postcolonialism, deconstruction, and Marxism, in their exploration of Victorian attitudes toward animals. They study the biopolitical relationships between human and nonhuman animals in several key Victorian literary works. Some of this book’s chapters deal with animal ethics and moral aesthetics. Also being studied is the representation of animals in several Victorian novels as narrative devices to signify class status and gender dynamics, either to iterate socially acceptable mores or to satirize hypocrisy or breach of behavior or to voice social protest. All of the chapters analyse the interdependence of people and animals during the nineteenth century.
In Search of Indian English: History, Politics and Indigenisation
by Ranjan Kumar AuddyThis book presents a historical account of the development of an acrolectal variety of the English language in colonial India. It highlights the phenomenon of Indianization of the English language and its significance in the articulation of the Indian identity in pre-Independence India. This volume also discusses the sociocultural milieu in which English became the first choice for writers and political leaders. Using examples primarily from the writings of Rammohan Roy, Bankimchandra, Krupabai Satthianadhan, and Gandhi and from the speeches of Vivekananda, Tagore, and Subhas Bose, this book argues that prose written in English in the nineteenth and the early twentieth century scripted a nationalist discourse through its appropriation of the colonizer’s language. It also examines how these works, which absorbed elements of Indian culture and languages, paved the path for the emergence of Indian English as a distinct dialect of the English language. This book will be useful for teachers, scholars, and students of English literature, linguistics, and cultural studies. It will also be of use to general readers interested in the history of the English language and the history of modern India.
The Baby Project
by Grace GreenMallory had given up a high-powered job to look after her orphaned nephew, and no way was she going to let Jordan Caine walk in and steal custody! It was true he had a valid claim to baby Matthew, but Mallory just couldn't bear to lose him…
The Duke's Proposal (Mills And Boon Cherish Ser.)
by Sophie WestonAttraction…and secrets on a sun-drenched island…
The Rancher's Miracle Baby: Texas Rebels: Paxton Cowboy Doctor Her Cowboy Boss The Rancher's Miracle Baby (Men of Raintree Ranch #4)
by April ArringtonEVERY MIRACLE HAS A PRICE
Baby, I'm Yours (Mills And Boon Cherish Ser.)
by Carrie WeaverBecca knows that her baby is her late husband's final gift to her. Her pregnancy couldn't be the result of one night when she tried to forget her grief. Rick's not convinced. He's not ready to give up on the prospect of being a father ; or of becoming more than just a friend to Becca. And he has nine months to ensure Becca feels the same way. . .
The Texas Ranger's Family: The Texas Ranger's Family Twins For The Bull Rider Her Stubborn Cowboy A Marriage In Wyoming (Lone Star Lawmen #3)
by Rebecca WintersTEXAS COURAGE Texas Ranger Kit Saunders is not about to let any harm come to Natalie Harris on his watch. The widow of a dangerous career criminal, Natalie needs protection 24/7. But going undercover in the home of the courageous single mother arouses feelings that could jeopardize Kit’s mission.
A Change Of Heart (Mills And Boon Cherish Ser.)
by Alison RobertsDavid James was looking forward to going back to his old hospital as a consultant surgeon, until the reaction of cardiologist Lisa Kennedy made him wonder if he could live down his old playboy image.
The Billionaire Of Coral Bay: The Billionaire Of Coral Bay / Baby Talk And Wedding Bells (Romantic Getaways)
by Nikki LoganReturn of the secret billionaire…
The Other Woman's Son (Mills And Boon Cherish Ser.)
by Darlene GardnerClay Dillon is everyone's hero–especially to his family. So when his kid sister needs a kidney, he tracks down Jenna Wright. Jenna's the only one who can help, but to gain her trust he has to lie.
The Boss's Daughter (Mills And Boon Cherish Ser.)
by Leigh MichaelsBeing the boss's daughter was tough–especially when Amy found herself temporarily in charge of the company! Worse, her "assistant" was the extremely handsome, dynamic Dylan Copeland. He was so insistent on keeping an eye on her that Amy began to wonder exactly who was in charge!
The Socio-Literary Imaginary in 19th and 20th Century Britain: Victorian and Edwardian Inflections (Among the Victorians and Modernists)
by Maria K. Bachman Albert D. PionkeAt once an invitation and a provocation, The Socio-Literary Imaginary represents the first collection of essays to illuminate the historically and intellectually complex relationship between literary studies and sociology in nineteenth and early twentieth-century Britain. During the ongoing emergence of what Thomas Carlyle, in "Signs of the Times" (1829), pejoratively labeled a new "Mechanical Age," Britain’s robust tradition of social thought was transformed by professionalization, institutionalization, and the birth of modern disciplinary fields. Writers and thinkers most committed to an approach grounded in empirical data and inductive reasoning, such as Harriet Martineau and John Stuart Mill, positioned themselves in relation to French positivist Auguste Comte’s recent neologism "la sociologie." Some Victorian and Edwardian novelists, George Eliot and John Galsworthy among them, became enthusiastic adopters of early sociological theory; others, including Charles Dickens and Ford Madox Ford, more idiosyncratically both complemented and competed with the "systems of society" proposed by their social scientific contemporaries. Chronologically bound within the period from the 1830s through the 1920s, this volume expansively reconstructs their expansive if never collective efforts. Individual essays focus on Comte, Dickens, Eliot, Ford, and Galsworthy, as well as Friedrich Engels, Elizabeth Gaskell, G. H. Lewes, Virginia Woolf, and others. The volume's introduction locates these author-specific contributions in the context of both the international intellectual history of sociology in Britain through the First World War and the interanimating intersections of sociological and literary theory from the work of Hippolyte Taine in the 1860s through the successive linguistic and digital turns of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.