Murder and morality in Victorian Britain

Murder and morality in Victorian BritainThis book explores the life of Madeleine Smith, who in 1857 was tried for poisoning her secret lover. As well as charting the course of this illicit relationship and Madeleines subsequent trial, the authors draw on a wide range of sources to pursue themes such as the nature of gender relations and the extent of womens social and commercial activities, and to bring vividly to life the world of the mid Victorian middle class. The book contains new

regional politics

shedding light on the fast-growing genre and citing works from poetry filmmakers worldwide

Power luck and freedom is a collection of his essays and articles

Tim Summers brings his analysis of the politics of Hong Kong fully up to date and discusses the ramifications for the city of the mass demonstrations of June 2019 and the intensifying confrontational politics that has culminated in China’s new security laws effectively criminalizing dissent in the city

the United States and Latin America

This book is the first major attempt to examine the cultural manifestations of the demise of imperialism as a social and political ideology in post-war Britain

This book examines the way homosexuality snaked through expert discourse in Soviet courts

Based on extensive research

Mancunians: Where do we start

gender and colonial politics

Surveying a vast range of contemporary sources

This comparative collection makes the case for the sustained contribution of migrants to European literatures