521 results for 'Templeton, Edith'

The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton is a novel that explores the complexities of social convention and personal desire in late 19th-century New York. When Countess Ellen Olenska returns from...

Edith Wharton's satirical novel explores the complexities of American society in the early twentieth century. Published in 1913, it introduced Undine Spragg, a young woman from the Midwest determined...

Edith Wharton's Summer is a poignant tale of forbidden passion and thwarted dreams set against the lush backdrop of the Massachusetts Berkshires. In this rural setting, a young woman's life becomes...

Image and Pilgrimage in Christian Culture by Victor Witter Turner and Edith L. B. Turner explores the complex relationship between Christianity and pilgrimage. This 2011 edition examines two key...

No Man's Land: The Place of the Woman Writer in the Twentieth Century by Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar explores the connections between femininity and modernity through the works of writers such...

Stick Cat A Tail of Two Kitties by Tom Watson is a humorous and action-packed tale about a new pet in town. With its trademark combination of laughs, adventure, and stick-figure drawings, this book...

Mark Gonzales is a bold collection of work straight from the mind of the artist. Born in California in 1968, Mark Gonzales entered the skateboarding world at age 13 and has remained one of the most...

A debut novel about an Irish expat millennial teaching English and finding romance in Hong Kong, Exciting Times is a nuanced exploration of love, identity, and the complexities of modern...

Henry James left London in 1897 to spend the last two decades of his life in East Sussex. His neighbours included notable writers such as H. G. Wells, Stephen Crane, Ford Madox Ford, and Joseph...

Charity Royall lives in the small New England village of North Dormer, a place she despises for its stifling dullness and her own disreputable origins. Her life is one of quiet rebellion against the...

Martin Boyne, a bachelor in his forties, finds himself drawn to a group of children on a cruise ship between Algiers and Venice. The seven Wheater stepbrothers and sisters, grown weary of being...

Dame Edith Sitwell's autobiography, Taken Care Of, is a unique and fascinating account of her life. Completed just before her death in 1964, this book offers a glimpse into the life of one of...

The Freudians A Comparative Perspective by Edith Kurzweil explores how psychoanalysis has evolved in different countries. Kurzweil examines the unique influences that have shaped psychoanalytic...

The Shut-Away Sisters: A Gripping and Utterly Heartbreaking Historical Novel. In the midst of war-torn London, 1915, two ordinary sisters are forced to confront extraordinary circumstances. Florrie,...

The women of the Bible come alive in this engaging and insightful portrait of every female figure in scripture. From famous figures like the mother of Jesus to lesser-known women, Edith Deen brings...

E. Œ. Somerville and Martin Ross: A Groundbreaking Literary PartnershipThis groundbreaking study reorients our understanding of one of the most successful female literary partnerships of the late...

The House of Fever is a deliciously Gothic treat, shrouded in secrets and menace. Agnes Templeton's life is forever changed when she becomes the doctor's wife at Hedoné House, a luxurious sanatorium...

American Gothic Tales brings together forty-six exceptional writers to explore the darker corners of American literature. Spanning two centuries, this remarkable anthology delves into the gothic...

Area Studies in the Global Age: Community, Place, Identity is an interdisciplinary volume that introduces area studies as a whole-world thinking framework. Emerging in the United States after World...

The American Heiress by Daisy Goodwin is a captivating novel about a young woman who finds herself at the centre of a complex web of relationships and social expectations. After travelling abroad...

This anthology series presents the finest mystery/crime/suspense stories from 2023, carefully curated by guest editor Amor Towles. The collection features a diverse range of authors and tales that...

Black Pearls Blues: The Queens of 1920s Blues Music In the 1920s, black American women captivated audiences with their powerful voices and emotive performances of the blues. Daphne Duval Harrison...

The Brothers of Gwynedd by Edith Pargeter is an epic quartet of novels that tells the dramatic tale of Llewelyn, the first true Prince of Wales. Set against the backdrop of medieval Wales, this...

The Book of Dragons is a collection of enchanting stories by English writer Edith Nesbit. First published in 1899, this charming book brings to life the magic and wonder of mythical beasts for...

The Clever Teens: Tales From World War One by Felix Rhodes This collection of 24 tales brings to life some of the most significant events and figures of World War One. From the assassination of an...

Discover the enduring myth of Bohemia in this Very Short Introduction. First conceived in the early 19th century as a response to the collapse of aristocratic patronage, the bohemian ideal has since...

The House of Arden is a captivating tale of two impoverished children who inherit a decrepit castle and embark on a thrilling adventure to uncover their family's lost fortune. With the help of a...

To Wanstonia by Ellis Sharp is a unique collection of stories that explores a wide range of themes and ideas. From the relationship between carp and revolution to the connection between "Tess of the...

Discover the stories of women who shaped Peterborough's history and fought for equality in Struggle and Suffrage. From Florence Saunders' selfless nursing work to Edith Cavell's experiences at Laurel...

A Woman's World, 1850-1960 by Marina Amaral and Dan Jones is a vibrant history that explores the many roles played by women across the world during this period. Using colorized images and words, the...

A new collection of ghost stories brings together some of the most terrifying tales from literature. This selection ranges from Elizabeth Gaskell's "The Old Nurse's Story" to Edith Wharton's...

The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories brings together forty-two stories that have captivated readers with their evocative settings and frightening tales. Written between 1829 and 1968, these ghost...

A Play by Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft is a comedy that brings to life the adventures of Rene, a hapless cafe owner in occupied France. Based on the popular British television series, this play...

Heath Ceramics: The Complexity of Simplicity A beautifully crafted volume celebrating the enduring legacy of Heath Ceramics, this book showcases the company's signature tableware and tiles. Founded...

Ghost Stories by Peter Washington A collection of masterful tales that explore the human experience through the lens of the supernatural. From the late 19th and early 20th centuries, these stories...

La edad de la inocencia is a novel by Edith Wharton that explores the complexities of high society in late 19th-century New York. The story revolves around the enigmatic Countess Olenska, who returns...

Mr Penguin and the Tomb of Doom is the fourth book in a thrilling series that combines action, adventure, and humour. When their friend Edith is kidnapped, Mr Penguin and his trusty sidekick Colin...

Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence is a poignant and satirical novel about a life of privilege and strict duty. Born into one of New York's leading families, Newland Archer has been shaped by the...

Luis de Góngora's masterpiece, The Solitudes, is an epic novel-in-verse that explores the human experience through poetic forms that were revolutionary for his time. This stunning edition features a...

Ethan Frome: A Comprehensive Study Guide This authoritative text provides a detailed exploration of Edith Wharton's novella, Ethan Frome. The book includes a rich selection of materials, such as...

Five Children and It is a story of childhood wonder and adventure. When five siblings move to the countryside with their parents, they discover a mysterious creature in a local gravel pit - a...

Explore the City that Inspired Greatness Take a stroll through the streets of Paris and discover the city's most iconic former residents. From Édith Piaf's Belleville to Napoléon's favorite...

Play the Scene: The Ultimate Collection of Contemporary and Classic Scenes and Monologues brings together over five hundred years of theatre in a comprehensive anthology. Spanning from Elizabethan...

Crossover Queries Dwelling with Negatives, Embodying Philosophy's Others by Edith Wyschogrod explores the risks and ambiguities of contemporary thought. Over twenty years, Wyschogrod brings together...

A Sunless Heart by Edith Johnstone is a powerful and evocative novel that explores the complexities of human relationships and the struggles of women in a society governed by strict social norms. Set...

Fighting France From Dunkerque to Belport by Edith Wharton is a rare and valuable perspective on World War I, written from the unique position of an American woman living in Paris. With her husband's...

Current Issues in Alcohol/Drug Studies by Edith S. Gomberg presents a provocative and thought-provoking exploration of the alcohol/drug field. This book challenges widely held ideas and critically...

The Blossom Which We Are: A Novel and the Transience of Cultural Worlds by Nir Evron explores how the realist novel reflects our awareness of cultural extinction. By examining major works from...

Hardly known to the general public is the lesser-explored history of British convict women transported to North America in the 18th century. In "Harlots, Hussies, and Poor Unfortunate Women", Edith M...

The Gift: 12 Lessons to Save Your Life by Edith Eger is a practical and inspirational guide to healing from trauma and finding freedom within. Dr Eger, a celebrated therapist and Holocaust survivor,...

René Artois's latest predicament has arrived in this sequel to the popular stage production. Still trying to repatriate British airmen, René and his café staff are entangled in a complex scheme to...

The Rise of National Socialism in the Bavarian Highlands: A Microhistory of Murnau 1919-1933 by Edith Raim offers a unique perspective on the rise of national socialism in Germany, focusing on the...

Beyond the Gibson Girl: Reimagining the American New Woman, 1895-1915 by Martha H. Patterson explores how writers challenged and redeployed the iconic "New Woman" image in light of emerging cultural...

A New Heaven and A New Earth: St Cuthbert and the Conquest of the North by Katharine Tiernan is a gripping tale of violence, heartbreak, and redemption set against the tumultuous backdrop of...

Michael Field: The Poet by Katherine Bradley and Edith Cooper is a collection of poetry and personal writings from two women who defied convention to live and create together. This Broadview Edition...

The Ghost of Grey Gardens: Lois Wright's Life Story In the 1970s, two young filmmakers captured the story of Edith and Edie Bouvier Beale, who lived in a decaying East Hampton mansion. Lois Erdmann...

Edith Wharton's Summer is a powerful tale of forbidden passion and thwarted dreams set against the lush backdrop of the Massachusetts Berkshires. In this rural setting, Wharton explores themes of...

Old New York by Edith Wharton is a collection of four novellas that capture the essence of New York in different eras. Set against the backdrop of 19th-century America, these stories reveal the...

The Anthem Guide to Short Fiction brings together 20 classic short stories by renowned authors, offering a fresh perspective on each writer's place in the literary canon. This collection provides...

Daphne Templeton's life is about to get a lot more complicated. Her sister Piper is getting married and their mother has hired Abigail Sinclair, the top event planner in town, to make it happen...

The Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner is a beautifully written novel about a woman's journey towards self-discovery. Edith Hope, a romantic novelist, has been exiled from home after embarrassing herself...

Fantastically Great Women Who Saved the Planet Activity Book by Kate Pankhurst is an inspiring activity book that celebrates women who used their skills and voices to protect our beautiful world...

Edith Flagg's life story is one of remarkable resilience and determination. Born in Romania in 1919, she left her homeland at just 15 to pursue fashion studies in Vienna. Her decision would prove...

Edith Nesbit's natural gift for storytelling has brought her worldwide renown as a beloved children's author. However, beyond her popular stories lay a darker side to her imagination, revealed in...

A rich tapestry of American writing about Paris, spanning three centuries. This anthology brings together stories, letters, memoirs, and reporting that capture the city's enduring allure for writers...

Outcasts and Angels: The New Anthology of Deaf Characters in Literature brings together a rich collection of literary works featuring deaf characters. Edited by Edna Edith Sayers, this anthology...

A Magical Imperative by Edith Pawlicki is a captivating tale of forbidden love and self-discovery. Aurelie, a history professor at thirty-six, has resigned herself to a life without children due to...

Lily Robinson's life is turned upside down when she receives devastating news delivered by a telegraph boy cycling down Perseverance Street. With her three-year-old son Michael in tow, Lily faces an...

A unique insight into English musical history, Music in Their Time is an intimate and readable account of a highly creative period. Hubert J. Foss, founder and first music editor for Oxford...

The Love Child by Edith Olivier is a poignant and playful exploration of motherhood and identity. When Agatha's mother passes away, she finds herself alone for the first time in her life, leading to...

Pearson Field has played a significant role in aviation history. From its early days with the arrival of an airship in 1905 to the flying of a plane off the Multnomah Hotel in 1912, the field has...

Scars Upon My Heart by Catherine W. Reilly is a poignant anthology of women's war poetry, rediscovered and re-released after sixty years. This collection sheds new light on the experiences of women...

Alice Lake's journey to becoming a District Nurse is one of courage and resilience. Having left her home in Liverpool to start anew in London, she faces opposition from those who want her to settle...

In Search of Destiny: A Groundbreaking Exploration of Vedic Astrology and Human Destiny. This path-breaking biography combines original research with in-depth coverage of Vedic astrology, making it...

Apocalypse: An Anthology by James Keery is a groundbreaking collection of poetry that revisits the visionary modernist British and Irish poetry of the mid-century. Spanning over 200 poets, including...

Seventy-seven songs from around the world are gathered in this collection, featuring words and sheet music for solidarity, revolt, humor, and revolution. Compiled from several generations, these...

Fiction Writing Master Class by William Cane is a comprehensive guide to developing your unique writing style. By analyzing the techniques of 21 renowned novelists, including Charles Dickens and...

When Jonny and Joanna Ivey lost their daughter Edith, they were left with painful questions and a deep sense of loss. Despite one in four pregnancies ending in miscarriage and one in 200 in...

Richard Thornhill's past has finally caught up with him. A retired police officer is found dead in the ruins of Lydmouth Castle, and suspicion falls on Detective Inspector Thornhill. As he faces a...

Touching and Imagining: An Introduction to Tactile Art by Jan Svankmajer is a unique exploration of tactile art, born from the artist's own experiences with censorship in Czechoslovakia. This book...

Edith Wharton's The Writing of Fiction offers valuable insights into the art of writing and reading. A rare work of nonfiction from one of America's most influential novelists, this book provides...

Experience the darker side of storytelling with Murder Mayhem Short Stories, a gripping collection of tales that will keep you on the edge of your seat.Packed with hard-boiled detectives, monsters,...

The Hands Feel It: A Year Among the Iñupiat. In a remote Arctic landscape, the Iñupiat people live in harmony with nature, believing that every living being and object has a spirit. Anthropologist...

A Star in the East: The Rise of Christianity in China By Rodney Stark and Xiuhua Wang Hardcover, 160 pages, published May 2015 by Templeton Press. The state of Christianity in China is often...

Arshile Gorky 1904-1948 is a comprehensive retrospective survey of the artist's work, featuring over 80 paintings and works on paper from public and private collections around the world. This volume...

Cecil Ross Pinsent: A Pioneering Architect in Italy's Countryside English expatriate Cecil Ross Pinsent was a renowned architect and landscape designer who spent nearly five decades working...

Dios no existe, según la publicidad en algunos autobuses. Sin embargo, los creyentes creen que Dios no calla y que, cuando quiere, sabe hacerse sentir. Este libro cuenta la historia de cómo ateos y...

Father, Have I Kept My Promise? Madness As Seen from Within by Edith Weisskopf-Joelson is a personal account of her struggle with schizophrenia. In 1937, Dr. Weisskopf-Joelson received her doctorate...

Lectures on Psychology: A Guide to Understanding Your Emotions by Edith Packer Ph D. This book is based on a series of lectures delivered between 1983 and 1994, which were later compiled into...

The Ecology of the Spoken Word: Amazonian Storytelling and Shamanism among the Napo Runa This volume presents the first theoretical and experiential translation of Napo Runa mythology in English...

Exploring the intersection of fashion and literature in women writers of the interwar period, Modernism, Fashion and Interwar Women Writers reveals how five novelists used fashion terminology to...

Friedrich Nietzsche's thought had a profound impact on Russia's cultural imagination in the early twentieth century. This book explores how Nietzschean ideas influenced the resurgence of literary...

The Big Book of Classic Fantasy by Ann VanderMeer and Jeff VanderMeer is a vast and enchanting collection of tales that illuminate the strange and wondrous. Spanning the globe, this literary...

Terrifying Ghosts Short Stories brings together a chilling collection of tales from the Gothic Fantasy series. Featuring a mix of familiar and new stories, this anthology is packed with eerie...

Deryn Rees-Jones explores the work of women poets who have challenged traditional poetic conventions in her pioneering critical study, Consorting with Angels. Beginning with Edith Sitwell and Stevie...

Set in rural New England, Edith Wharton's novel "Summer" tells the story of Charity Royall, a young woman struggling to come to terms with her feelings and sexuality. Abandoned by her parents and...

Emma Cross Andrews attends a fundraiser for the Rhode Island Audubon Society at her relative's Viking-themed home in Newport, Rhode Island. Edith Roosevelt is among the guests, and Emma observes the...

Edith Eger's powerful guide to healing and finding freedom in life has inspired countless readers around the world. Now updated with new insights from her experiences during the pandemic, this...

Shropshire's literary landscape is a treasure trove of inspiration for writers and nature lovers alike. This collection brings together extracts from some of the most celebrated authors in English...

A chilling selection of original and classic short stories is presented in this deluxe edition. The collection features a mix of intrigue that has captivated readers for generations, with...