William Baker

Peter J Kitson

A collection of writings on travels undertaken in the Victorian era. The texts collected in these volumes show how 19th century travel literature served the interests of empire by promoting British political and economic values that translated into manufacturing goods.

Writings from the Era of Imperial Consolidation, 1835-1910

Nineteenth-Century Travels, Explorations and Empires, Part II vol 8

Indira Ghose

Susan Schoenbauer Thurin

Nineteenth-Century Travels, Explorations and Empires, Part I Vol 1

A succinct examination of Nobel prize-winner, Harold Pinter s creative output, providing introduction to drama (including theatre, film, TV and radio) and Pinter's letters prose and journalism.

Harold Pinter

George Eliot

Some George Eliot Notebooks: MS 708

Leaving Lila

J. C. Ross

More accurately, perhaps, a historical bibliography. Baker (English and libraries, Northern Illinois U.) and Ross (Massey U., New Zealand) provide extensive detail of the earlier British and American editions of the literary work and other writings by Eliot (1819-80), from their first publication to

A Bibliographical History

Kenneth Womack

Vasa D. Mihailovich

An eclectic view of the book and manuscript collecting and bibliographical activity during nineteenth century Britain is presented. Subjects range from the wealthy, bibliographically knowledgeable members of the aristocrats to others who impoverished themselves and their families in their obsession. Discusses how these collections were instrumental in the advocacy of the public library movement.

South Slavic Writers Since World War II

Michael O'Malley

Make Every Business Day Your Masterpiece Every Leader Is an Artist makes the compelling case that many of the attributes that make a person a great leader are actually those that make someone a superior artist: intention, focus, authenticity, skill, and imagination. Providing the tools and techniques for developing these qualities, O’Malley and Baker offer vignettes that draw parallels between the personal qualities of famous artists and effective leadership. Dr. Michael O’Malley is an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School and CEO of Promontory Financial Risk Management. He previously served as Executive Editor for Business, Economics, and Law at Yale University Press. Dr. William F. Baker directs the Bernard l. Schwartz center for Media Education, and Public Policy at Fordham University. He has won seven Emmys for his work in broadcasting.

Every Leader Is an Artist: How the World’s Greatest Artists Can Make You a More Creative Leader

Kylie Minogue

Jean-Paul Gaultier

Showcases of the artist's fashion history with the iconic designers, sharing rare and unseen archival photography, video outtakes, fashion sketches, red carpet shots.

Kylie Fashion

Adele Cohen

A Life in Art

A concise, accessible introduction to Shakespeare's life and work which focuses on what we know, assessing the differing theories and avoiding speculation. >

William Shakespeare

W. Clarke

Wilkie Collins is the only leading Victorian novelist whose letters have not been published. This two-volume edition, edited by William Baker and William Clarke, fills a gaping hole in any assessment of one of the nineteenth century's most loved novelists. It is also extremely timely. Two recent biographies have re-assessed his private life and his literary achievements. His best-known novels, The Women in White and The Moonstone , continue to feature on television, and most of his thirty-odd novels are still in print. This authorised edition reproduces his selection of around 700 key letters of the 2,000 known to be in existence, some recently discovered. Summaries and sources of the remaining letters are provided in an appendix.

Volume 1

The Letters of Wilkie Collins

Brian Vickers

The Merchant of Venice has always been regarded as one of Shakespeare's most interesting plays. Before the nineteenth century critical reaction is relatively fragmentary. However between then and the late twentieth century the critical tradition reveals the tremendous vitality of the play to evoke emotion in the theatre and in the study. Since the middle of the twentieth century reactions to the drama have been influenced by the Nazi destruction of European Jewry. The first volume to document the full tradition of criticism of The Merchant of Venice includes an extensive introduction which charts the reactions to the play up to the beginning of the twenty first century and reflects changing reactions to prejudice in this period. Material by a variety of critics appears here for the first time since initial publication. Reactions are included from: Malone, Hazlitt, Jameson, Heine, Knight, Lewes, Halliwell-Phillips, Furnivall, Irving, Ruskin, Swinburne, Masefield, Gollancz and Quiller-Couch.

Shakespeare: The Critical Tradition

The Merchant of Venice

This book is both a celebration of the life and career of the eminent literary scholar, critic, and journalist John Sutherland and an extension of Sutherland’s work in various fields, including nineteenth- and twentieth-century Anglo-American literature, the publishing industry, and its impact upon creativity and literary puzzles.

A Tribute to John Sutherland

Studies in Victorian and Modern Literature

The paperback is fully updated with new photos and new text, including an extra chapter. The design is also completely different, with text and photos kept separate to give the book a fresher, more acccessible and commercial appeal. It includes over 300 photos from Kylie's personal archive and from the extraordinary photoshoots that have defined her as a style icon. Written by Kylie and William Baker, who has worked as her stylist and creative director for nearly a decade, this is an inspirational study of the separation between Kylie's public and private personas. It's also a fabulous celebration of friendship and fashion.

La la la

Kylie

Kylie/Fashion is the official book celebrating twenty-five years since Kylie burst onto the music scene with "Locomotion" and "I Should Be So Lucky". From the very beginning, the fashion she has worn has been key to Kylie's persona and performances. Her status as style icon is unassailable. This dazzling book celebrates her numerous and groundbreaking collaborations with the world's great fashion designers. Produced by Kylie, and drawing on her personal archives, it showcases Kylie at all her key fashion moments, whether as ingénue in gold hot pants for "Light Years", geisha/manga super-heroine in her "X" era, or Grecian winged messenger for "Aphrodite". Curated by William Baker, Kylie's acclaimed creative director, and introduced by Jean Paul Gaultier, the book also features specially written texts by some of the most important designers and stylists Kylie has worked with throughout her career, including Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, Christian Louboutin, Julien Macdonald, Stella McCartney, Laudomia Pucci, make-up artist Kabuki and photographer Stéphane Sednaoui. Kylie herself supplies additional commentary and an afterword. Packed with iconic images as well as the very best rare and unseen archival photography, video stills, fashion sketches and ephemera, Kylie/Fashion is a collector's item for fashionistas and fans worldwide, and a tribute to one of the most inspirational style icons of our time.

Wilkie Collins (1824-1889) is a major British Victorian novelist, dramatist, short story writer, and journalist. He has been the subject of two recent biographies, and a revival of interest in his works is now under way. An indispensable reference for scholars interested in Collins and Victorian literature, this book includes a narrative discussion of the contents of his library and its auction and provides annotated entries for individual items. In reconstructing his library, this reference offers a thorough analysis of the books he owned and his response to them and thus illuminates Collins as a reader and writer.

A Reconstruction

Wilkie Collins's Library

Wilkie Collins is the only leading Victorian novelist whose letters have not been published. This two-volume edition will thus fill a gaping hole in any assessment of one of the nineteenth century's most loved novelists. It is also extremely timely. Two recent biographies have re-assessed his private life and his literary achievements. His best known novels, The Woman in White and The Moonstone, continue to feature on television, and most of his thirty-odd novels are in print. This authorized edition covers more than 2,000 of Collins' letters.

1838-1865

The Letters of Wilkie Collins, Volume 1

The Autumn 2004 Andrew Lloyd Webber West End musical adaptation of The Women In White provided an addtional impetus to the on-going fascination with Wilkie Collins's (1824-1889) unconventional life and writings. This Chronology, drawing upon recently published editions of his letters, is the first to comprehensively illuminate the facts of his mysterious life. It includes sections on people of importance in his life, is fully indexed and will be an indispensable reference work for all those interested in a major Victorian writer, the Victorian novel, short story, drama and detective fiction.

A Wilkie Collins Chronology

Examines the life and writings of Jane Austen including detailed synopses of her works, explanations of literary terms, biographies of friends and family, and social and historical influences.

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