Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900

'Emer O'Sullivan has made an indispensable contribution to Wildean literature Compelling, informative and fascinating' - Stephen Fry The Fall of the House of Wilde identifies Oscar Wilde as a member of one of the most dazzling Anglo-Irish families of Victorian times and shows us how he was utterly his parents' child.

_______________'Kathy Watson has achieved the rare combination of sensitive, meticulous research with readability' - Virginia Rounding, Sunday Times'Careful, intelligent, absorbing .

Victorian Hauntings asks its reader to consider the following questions:What does it mean to read or write with ghosts, or to suggest that acts of reading or writing are haunted?

**LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2016** **New York Times Book Review, Times Literary Supplement and Guardian Best Books of 2016**'Life for De Quincey was either angels ascending on vaults of cloud or vagrants shivering on the city streets.

How to pay and return formal 'calls'; how to refuse a proposal of marriage; who should lead off the dancing at a country-house ball; what to wear for a morning walk.

'Any new book on Jane Austen raises the urgent question, Would I get more pleasure from reading this than from re-reading my favourite Jane Austen novel?

Dion Boucicault was a witty, selfish and deceitful charmer, a bigamist, a profligate spendthrift and the author of dozens of successful plays, only a handful of which endure.

Dion Boucicault was a witty, selfish and deceitful charmer, a bigamist, a profligate spendthrift and the author of dozens of successful plays, only a handful of which endure.

'My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people's'Lady Windermere has a happy marriage - or, at least, that's what she believes until one of London society's gossips, the Duchess of Berwick, arrives with her daughter to voice her suspicions about an affair Lord Windermere appears to be having.

'My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people's'Lady Windermere has a happy marriage - or, at least, that's what she believes until one of London society's gossips, the Duchess of Berwick, arrives with her daughter to voice her suspicions about an affair Lord Windermere appears to be having.

'A Trivial Comedy for Serious People': its subtitle is the best summary of a play that is the theatrical equivalent of a butterfly.

'A Trivial Comedy for Serious People': its subtitle is the best summary of a play that is the theatrical equivalent of a butterfly.

Covering nutrition, dietary requirements, chemistry, preparation and cooking, hygiene, health and safety, commercial food production, labelling, packaging and public health, this dictionary provides clear, informative and up-to-date terms relating to all aspects of food science and nutrition.

Food for Fitness is the bible for anyone who is serious abouttheir sport, health and fitness.

This second edition of the bestselling Healthy Eating for Kids is packed with essential up to date advice on healthy eating, feeding fussy eaters, dealing with an overweight child, and plenty of tips for no-hassle meals, quick snacks and lunch boxes, including brand new colour photographs of the recipes.

As the creator of Sherlock Holmes, 'the world's most famous man who never was', Arthur Conan Doyle remains one of our favourite writers; his work is read with affection - and sometimes obsession - the world over.

With his acclaimed Eat Right 4 Your Type diet series, Dr Peter D'Adamo started a health craze which proved that when it comes to dieting, one plan does not fit all.

Are you a runner, cyclist, swimmer or rower?

This unique book is a first-of-its-kind resource, comprehensively guiding readers through the epidemiology, pathophysiology, recent diagnostic criteria, and management options for patients with Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome (FPIES).

This book takes a very simple look at children's sense of smell.

This book takes a very simple look at children's sense of hearing.

This book takes a very simple look at children's sense of touch.

This book takes a very simple look at children's sense of sight.

This book takes a very simple look at children's sense of taste.

Lose weight and feel great with the delicious, science-based coconut diet.

Activate your 'skinny gene' with The Alternate-Day Diet, by James B Johnson.

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Embrace a healthy and natural lifestyle in 2020 with this delicious collection of over 110 paleo-inspired recipes __________This is heavenly food which is also incredibly good for you; the type of food that your body was designed to eat.

A book about choices.

A Companion to American Fiction, 1865-1914 is a groundbreaking collection of essays written by leading critics for a wide audience of scholars, students, and interested general readers.

Arthritis affects millions of people throughout the world and while its treatment is usually medical or surgical, there exists an increasingly large body of evidence concerning the positive effects of nutrition on the condition.

In a series of 35 original essays, this companion demonstrates the relevance of Melville s works in the twenty-first century.

The Nutritional Trace Metals covers the roles played by trace metals in human metabolism, a relatively neglected area of human metabolism and nutrition.

This single-source reference draws together the current knowledge of the vitamins biological properties in the context of human nutrition.

This important and extremely interesting book is a serious scientific and authoritative overview of the implications of drinking beer as part of the human diet.

Report of the British Nutrition Foundation s Task Force Chairman of the Task Force: Professor Malcolm Jackson, University of Liverpool Plants: Diet and Health is an extremely timely publication comprising the comprehensive and authoritative independent report of the British Nutrition Foundation s Task Force concentrating on bioactive substances and antioxidant nutrients in plant foods.

This exciting new book is the updated and revised second edition of an extremely popular and well-received textbook.

Comprising more than 30 substantial essays written by leading scholars, this companion constitutes an exceptionally broad-ranging and in-depth guide to one of America s greatest poets.

This inspiring survey challenges conventional ways of viewing the Victorian novel.

This broad-ranging companion brings together respected American and European critics and a number of up-and-coming scholars to provide an overview of Twain, his background, his writings, and his place in American literary history.

Stroke is a common and devasting event, which often results in death or major loss of independence, with immense human and financial costs.

This introductory guide to Walt Whitman weaves together the writer s life with an examination of his works.

This Companion brings together specially commissioned essays by distinguished international scholars that reflect both the diversity of Victorian poetry and the variety of critical approaches that illuminate it.