The "Critical Review" reflects the political, scientific and literary debate of the times. The journal was edited for it......more
One of Daniel Defoe’s greatest achievements was the writing and publication of his Review. Covering his many interests, ......more
This set of 16 previously out-of-print titles brings together some classic scholarship on Russian writers from the Imper......more
This 21-volume set contains titles, first published between 1976 and 1990 as well as a biography from 1957. The first 18......more
This 14-volume set contains titles originally published between 1926 and 1992. An eclectic mix, this collection examines......more
This 20 volume Routledge Revivals collection brings together a selection of groundbreaking Literature titles, from the r......more
An exhaustive collection, this set includes the poetical works, prose romances and essays on art and politics as well as......more
This bundle brings together a number of prominent works examining and exploring areas of seventeenth century literature.......more
As befits so notoriously ambiguous a term, ’modernism’ may be studied in a wide variety of contexts. The term embraces s......more
J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973) is widely regarded as one of the most important writers of the twentieth century. His popul......more
In the last two decades criticism of Gothic fiction has been transformed from a scholarly backwater, interesting itself ......more
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Reissuing works originally published between 1964 and 1994, this superb set of books is an array of scholarship on one o......more
Co-published by Routledge and Edition SynapseAmerican writers whose provenance lies in Asia have been producing and publ......more
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This set publishes two of the most influential critical works of the eighteenth century together for the first time. Ric......more
Routledge Library Editions: Modern Fiction (26 volume set) includes titles on the roles of women in literature, fantasy ......more
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This bundle of 16 volumes brings together a number of prominent works examining and exploring areas of eighteenth centur......more
I. A. Richards was the most influential of the first generation of academic literary theorists. This definitive collecti......more
Edited with an introduction by an internationally recognized scholar, this nine-volume set represents the most exhaustiv......more
No other single author has so commanding a critical presence across so many disciplines within the arts and humanities, ......more
This series of five volumes enshrines the collective achievement of English lexicographers from the Old English period t......more
This 13 volume set contains titles, originally published between 1949 and 1991. Focusing on eighteenth-century England i......more
Thomas De Quincey (1785-1859) is considered one of the most important English prose writers of the early-19th century. T......more
Thomas De Quincey (1785-1859) is considered one of the most important English prose writers of the early-19th century. T......more
These eight volumes contain the works of Mary Shelley and include introductions and prefatory notes to each volume. Incl......more
A collection in eight volumes of the novels and memoirs of William Godwin, one of the foremost philosophers and radical ......more
First published in 1972, this set of 9 volumes contains all contemporary British periodical reviews of the first (or oth......more
Women’s Suffrage Literature is a new Major Work from Routledge and Edition Synapse. It makes available in facsimile key ......more
Contains all the major political, philosophical and educational writings of William Godwin, one of the foremost philosop......more
Modernism, whether seen as a period designation, a manifestation of formal experimentation, or an aspect of modernity, h......more
Brings together three parts of "Robinson Crusoe" and examines their relationship. This work contains editorial material ......more
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Conduct books for women were read in increasingly large numbers in Britain throughout the nineteenth century. Such docum......more
This collection aims to give a chronological insight into the evolution of conduct literature, from its early roots in t......more
This is an anthology of literature and graphic illustration that effectively defined a formative moment in the history o......more
This collection aims to give a chronological insight into the evolution of conduct literature, from its early roots in t......more
Margaret Oliphant (1828-97) had a prolific literary career that spanned almost fifty years. She wrote some 98 novels, fi......more
Given the popular and scholarly interest in the First World War it is surprising how little contemporary literary work i......more
In 1793, Lord Macartney led the first British diplomatic mission to China in over one hundred years. This five-volume re......more
What is generally referred to as modern drama was an international development or movement centred in Europe and North A......more
Each of the works in this collection documents the extraodinary fortunes of women whose real lives read like fiction....more
By the close of the eighteenth century, the theatrical memoir had become a popular and established genre. This ten-volum......more
By the close of the Eighteenth Century, the theatrical memoir had become a popular and established genre. This ten-volum......more
Benjamin Disraeli (1804-81) was one of the most important political figures in 19th century Britain. However, before ris......more
This collection aims to give a chronological insight into the evolution of conduct literature, from its early roots in t......more
Eighteenth-century Bluestocking women were, on the whole, an upper-class and politically and socially conservative group......more
Part IV offers the first critical edition of the four full length novels and three stories that comprise the Chronicles ......more
Henry St John, First Viscount Bolingbroke (1678-1751) enjoyed varied political and literary careers. This five-volume ed......more
Margaret Oliphant (1828-97) had a prolific literary career that spanned almost fifty years. She wrote some 98 novels, fi......more
A selection of Anti-Jacobin novels reprinted in full with annotations. The set includes works by male and female writers......more
A modern critical edition of the works of Delarivier Manley, providing complete texts of all her works, reset and with a......more
Reveals the extent to which Charlotte Turner Smith’s work constitutes as significant an achievement as her poetry, repre......more
The literary presence of Harriet Martineau pervades 19th-century English and American culture. This edition makes her wo......more
This set of 9 volumes, originally published between 1965 and 1991, amalgamates a wide breadth of research on John Milton......more
The study of children’s literature is currently centred on literary studies, educational studies, and a third more diver......more
This collection gathers together a number of Daniel Defoe’s non-fiction writings on political and economic issues. The s......more
Central to any reappraisal of Southey’s mid to late career, is ’Roderick’. This best-selling epic romance has not been r......more
The writers of these novels were involved in various types of activism, using approaches ranging from conservative ameli......more
This collection of literary utopias calls for a complete overhaul of existing assumptions about utopian writing in this ......more
Assembles a range of women’s letters from the former British Empire. These letters ’written home’ are not only historica......more
Charlotte Turner Smith held a central position during the formative years of the British Romantic period. Smith’s work i......more
Locke has iconic status as the "founder of Western liberalism", yet his legacy is contested by both conservatives and so......more
Most writers associated with the first generation of British Romanticism - Blake, Coleridge, Wordsworth, Southey, Thelwa......more
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These exhuberant stories of intrigue and scandal paint a vivid and colourful picture of society life....more
Includes a variety of women’s political writings from the Seventeenth Century. This collection highlights the principles......more
Originally published between 1934 and 1952 these volumes are classics in the field of literary criticism. Their author w......more
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John Moore was a Scottish physician who travelled extensively and wrote immensely popular accounts of these, which broug......more
This eight-volume set in two parts gives voice to some intrepid women travellers touring post-Napoleonic France. The vol......more
These volumes will present, in some cases for the first time, the lives and works of a coterie of Nonconformist women wr......more
The Arthurian episodic romance, which includes the love story of Lancelot and Guinevere and the Quest for the Grail are ......more
Reveals changing perceptions of ghosts at different social levels from the Reformation through to the twentieth century ......more
Looks at the lives and politics of four of the key players in the independence and labour movements of the 19th century:......more
This set reprints many of the 18th century’s most notorious works, including eight from "The Fifteen Plagues of a Maiden......more
Thomas De Quincey (1785-1859) is considered one of the most important English prose writers of the early-19th century. T......more
In the period 1700-1850, the history of utopian thought cast light on ideas of property-holding, community, and social a......more
This collection of H.G. Wells’s correspondence draws on over 50 archives and libraries worldwide, including the papers o......more
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Helps scholars and students form an understanding of the contribution made by the coffee-house to British and even Ameri......more
The editors have transcribed 2,500 of Wilkie Collins’s letters, around 700 of them previously unidentified, and have giv......more
A selection of Anti-Jacobin novels reprinted in full with annotations. The set includes works by male and female writers......more
This volume reproduces primary texts which embody the polymathic nature of the literature of science, and provides edito......more
Presents scholars, students and general readers with the major fiction for adults, much of the best of juvenile fiction,......more
Containing more than 600 entries, this valuable resource presents all aspects of travel writing. There are entries on pl......more
A collection of writings on travels undertaken in the Victorian era. The texts collected in these volumes show how 19th ......more
A collection of work that attempts to reflect the diversity of travel literature from the late 18th and early 19th centu......more
This collection of five previously out-of-print titles examines Samuel Beckett’s works and their impact on the theatre. ......more
This is a new three volume collection of the correspondence of Caroline Norton. The collection also includes an introduc......more
Margaret Oliphant (1828-97) had a prolific literary career that spanned almost fifty years. She wrote some 98 novels, fi......more
Socialism in late Victorian and Edwardian Britain was a highly literate movement. Every socialist group produced some fo......more
The aesthetic movement dominated the closing decades of the nineteenth century. It was significant for the role women pl......more
This multi-volume reset collection will address a significant shortfall in scholarly work, offering contemporary reviews......more