Janet Todd is an acclaimed novelist, biographer, and literary critic whose work delves into women's writing and feminism. Her extensive scholarship explores the lives and worlds of significant literary figures. Todd examines authors such as Jane Austen and Mary Wollstonecraft, along with their descendants, and also illuminates less-explored but impactful individuals like Lady Mount Cashell. Her novels and biographies are celebrated for their insightful perspectives on historical and literary characters.
This book explores Jane Austen's life, her relationships, and the societal attitudes of her time that influenced her work. It also examines the locations where she lived and set her novels, highlighting her enduring appeal to a global readership over the last 200 years.
This book traces the author's life and times, her personal relationships, the attitudes and customs of the time that shaped her and were in turn shaped by her work, and the places where she lived, worked and set her novels.
The Rebellious Kingsborough Sisters and the Making of a Modern Nation
Set against the backdrop of late 18th-century Ireland, the narrative explores the lives of Lord and Lady Kingsborough, prominent figures in the Ascendancy class. Their seemingly perfect existence is shattered when Robert King is accused of murdering his wife's cousin amid a turbulent rebellion. This crime, fueled by passion, unravels their family and has significant political repercussions, ultimately signaling the decline of their aristocratic status and lifestyle. Janet Todd intricately weaves personal tragedy with historical upheaval in this compelling tale.
Pride and Prejudice is the most satisfying and enjoyable of Jane Austen's six books - and has become probably the most successful novel in the English language. This brilliant guide tells you why.
From the Middle Ages to the Present Day
First available introduction to the Anglo-American tradition of feminist literary criticism (eg Elaine Showalter).2. Compares this tradition to the work inspired by French theorists. Examines the confrontation between the two traditions and defends the Anglo-American approach.3. Addresses the topical issue of men in feminism.
An exploration of the life, work, and historical background of Aphra Behn: seventeenth-century dramatist, poet, novelist, political propagandist, bisexual and spy.
Amusing and life-affirming novel from renowned Austen scholar, and novelist, for readers of Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, A Man Called Ove, Saving Missy, includes interchanges with Jane Austen, and a Shelley twist. Celebrates how lives are made extraordinary through friendship, books, and new experiences -- at any age.
The thoroughly revised second edition of this innovative introduction by a leading scholar and editor of Austen's work explains what students need to know about her novels, life, context and reception. An essential purchase for students of Austen, as well as readers wanting to deepen their appreciation of the novels.
A literary novel of 1819 London and Venice: a successful Gothic novelist battles with psychological dependency and suffers the complexity of obsession.