"Best known as the author of the ubiquitous Gothic novel, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, Mary Shelley lived an eventful, though grief-stricken life, between troubled finances, her father's disownment, and the death of multiple children. Topics discussed in this compilation include autobiographical elements and themes in her work, the influence of Frankenstein today, and her relationship with her husband, Romantic poet-philosopher Percy Bysshe...

Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte are three of the most remarkable novelists and poets of the nineteenth century.

"1962. The Cold War heats up as the space race begins. And one scientist, living under house arrest in Chinese-controlled Tibet, holds the key to victory"--Cover.

"A miser learns the true meaning of Christmas when three ghostly visitors review his past and foretell his future"--NoveList.

A bewitching collection of stories, poems and snippets of fairie lore from Great Britain and Ireland that are influenced by writers and artists from the Victorian era.

Reunited after a forty-year estrangement, Ginny, living in the crumbling family home in rural Britain, and Vivien, who had fled her family's eccentricities for the normalcy of London, struggle to come to terms with their stormy past and hidden family secrets.