This edition of Shakespeare's citizen comedy focuses on a theatrical understanding of the play.

This edition of Shakespeare's citizen comedy focuses on a theatrical understanding of the play.

Through the lives of three outstanding naval officers -- each considered the most brilliant commander of his generation -- David Crane offers a unique portrait of the Royal Navy at a time when it held unchallenged dominion over the world's oceans.

This collection of essays reassesses the importance of Sheridan in the history of English comedy.

This collection of essays reassesses the importance of Sheridan in the history of English comedy.

Talking about one of Britain's greatest explorers, this biography reassesses Scott's life and his substantial scientific achievements. It aims to provide a different perspective on both the Discovery expedition of 1901-4 and the Terra Nova expedition of 1910-12, and also aims to reconcile the private struggles of the man with his public life.

Crane has recreated a meeting between Augusta - Byron's half-sister with whom he had a passionate love affair - and Byron's society wife Annabella. They meet 40 years after the death of Byron and argue and declare their motives for the actions and events that have shaped their adult lives.

Freevill introduces his friend Malheureux to his mistress Franceschina in order to play a trick on him. But Franceschina finds out that Freevill wants to marry someone else and asks Malheureux to kill him. This is one of a series of classic English plays which have been re-edited.

The Yorkshire market town of Easingwold and its contribution to the Boer War.

This revised edition responds to current arguments about the dating of The Merry Wives of Windsor, and considers recent productions.

A groundbreaking work of Romantic biography; David Crane's book is an astonishingly original examination of Byron, and a radical approach to biography.

A revised edition of this 18th century comedy with an introduction in which aspects of language, staging and interpretation are explored. The reader is encouraged to examine the strong political element in the play and to see how this relates to its literary and theatrical parodies.

This photographic collection of Llangollen shows the changes that the town and surrounding district have underwent during the late 19th and 20th century, as well as charting significant events during this period.

From capturing light and reflections in water, to building up the vibrant colours of a Mediterranean landscape or the delicate mood of morning mist, this book shows how to create landscape paintings in oils that are filled with compelling atmosphere and interest.

This revised edition responds to current arguments about the dating of The Merry Wives of Windsor, and considers recent productions.

Part of the Character Sketches series, this title looks at World War I poets. The series features guides devoted to literary, artistic and historic personalities, circles and themes. They contain portraits in a variety of media, all selected from the National Portrait Gallery's collection.

In this play, the author deploys verbal and theatrical wit in his combination of two plots - a complex exploration of of the language of social exchange and personal feeling between typically well-born men and women of late-17th-century England.