14882 About Her Works His preface discusses R

His preface discusses R

the heroes of Patrick O'Brian's historical novels - adventures with the British Navy during the Napoleonic Wars

King George III's mental illness

A collaboration between renowned surveyor John Rocque and engraver John Pine

A blush is supposed to tell us the truth about a person's character

14882 About Her Works His preface discusses RConversation became increasingly important as a new commercial society evolved after around 1700. Mee explores the discussion that arose around the theme of conversation, from Addison and Hume to Coleridge. From Johnson's Club to the Bluestockings, a transformation that occurred in letters, drawing rooms, and novels led to a new understanding of culture. There is much about Austen here, and a unique way of setting her work in context. Oxford UP. 2013.