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Nicola Humble

    The Literature of Food
    Culinary Pleasures
    Persuasion
    • Classic / British English When they were very young, Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth were in love. They did not marry, but Anne never forgot her love for him. Now, many years later, they meet again. Does Wentworth feel anything for Anne, or is he only interested in her pretty young friends?

      Persuasion
    • Culinary Pleasures

      Cook Books and the Transformation of British Food

      • 342 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      Presents the history of Britain's culinary evolution through the cookery books which have inspired us over the course of a century, beginning with Mrs Beeton and leading to the rise of the celebrity TV chef.

      Culinary Pleasures
    • The Literature of Food

      • 296 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Covering every aspect of food within literary texts, from experimental cook books to the sumptuous dinner parties at the heart of every Victorian Novel, The Literature of Food is the first comprehensive study of its kind and a must-buy for students on literature and food courses.

      The Literature of Food