First published in 1929 Before the Bluestockings is a study of the individual lives and the position of educated Englishwomen from the Restoration to the end of the first third of the eighteenth century. The question is approached not only from the women s point of vie... Lees meer.
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An irreverant often hilarious tribute to women who are passionate about books celebrates the librarians editors writers bibliophiles and book club devotees who have dedicated themselves to the written word. 25 000 first printing.... Lees meer.
Lord Lucas Kestrel s anger turns to desire when he meets Miss Rebecca Raleigh. He believes that she s one of the scandalous Archangel courtesans but he quickly discovers that not only is she innocent she is in fact the woman he s been seeking.... Lucas has an agenda.... Lees meer.
Emily Frasier has been the ward of the Duke of Ellings since the age of fifteen. She also knows that soon it will be time to leave his household. When she discovers a cottage while visiting her aunt and uncle she knows this is where she wants to live and become a teach... Lees meer.
Van Elizabeth Barret Browning tot aan Germaine Greer het gebrek aan een vrouwelijk rolmodel is door invloedrijke vrouwen altijd betreurd. Toch werd een opzienbarende groep van creatieve en intellectuele vrouwen die in de achttiende eeuw opbloeide veelal over het hoofd... Lees meer.
Overprotective rake. Daring bluestocking. A marriage of convenience between opposites who fall head over heels. Marriage. No thank you sir. has always been Lady Calliope Seaton s answer. But she needs access to naval documents to rescue her brother Spencer. And she... Lees meer.
Lady Carolina Neverhartt has one wish to attend a school devoted to the study of music. The newly opened Pembroke Academy of Music offers everything she hopes to learn. One man stands in her way Wesley Cox the Earl of Sheffield. He alone will determine if she s as tale... Lees meer.
Everyone knows James needs a bride with impeccable blood lines. He needs Sophia s love more. James must marry to please his grandfather the duke and to win social acceptance for himself and his father s other foreign-born children. But only Lady Sophia Belvoir makes h... Lees meer.