Using a framework based on J. L. Austin’s understanding of performative speech and Angela Esterhammer’s work on how things are done with words in Milton’s and Blake’s poetry, this study provides an extended close reading of the speech acts of characters in Blake’s epic poem Milton.
Brian Sargent Book order






- 2024
- 2024
Backstabbing, stalking, and illicit love; discover the Brontë family as they’ve never been seen before
- 2022
What common culture is, what it offers, and how to generate it.
- 2022
If you're a vegan who's missing your favorite drive-through, diner, or dive, look no further! In Vegan Fast Food, Brian Watson, AKA Thee Burger Dude, delivers vegan takes that are just as good as you remember-maybe even better.
- 2017
40 Years of Cycling Photography represents a lifetime's work for World famous cycling photographer Graham Watson. From Bernard Hinault in the 1970's through to Chris Froome in the 2010's, Watson's photography of the greatest champions and epic races is the most complete cycling archive ever captured by a single photographer.
- 2016
Altruism: What's in it for Me? Intermediate Book
- 32 pages
- 2 hours of reading
Why do we do good things for one another? Do we still do good things if we get nothing in return? This reader explores the science, impulses, and reasons behind altruism in both humans and animals.
- 2014
From planets to animals to sunken treasure, things are discovered every day. This reader shows the ways in which people and explorers can find things they missed - or never even knew were gone!
- 2014
The Traditions of Death Intermediate Book with Online Access
- 28 pages
- 1 hour of reading
Mummies, coffins, tombs, elaborate funerals with fireworks...explore the many ways people deal with death. You will receive a code to access the online reader, complete with videos and interactive exercises. Word count: 2853. Lexile Reading Level: 890L.
- 2014
Life on the Edge: Extreme Homes Intermediate Book with Online Access
- 28 pages
- 1 hour of reading
Would you live in space? How about in a cave? Would you mind living below a volcano? Explore the many dangerous and unusual places people can live all over (and outside of!) the world. Use the unique code inside the book to access the online reader, complete with videos and interactive exercises. Word count: 2893. Lexile Reading Level: 960L
- 2014
Mark Your Territory Intermediate Book with Online Access
- 28 pages
- 1 hour of reading
How do we decide where a country ends and begins? Come examine the ideas of borders and territory, on Earth and beyond. Use the unique code inside the book to access the online reader, complete with videos and interactive exercises. Word count: 2736. Lexile Reading Level: 780L
