The Secret River by Kate Grenville (Audiobook, MP3)
Genre: Historical fiction The Secret River, written by Kate Grenville in 2005, is a historical fiction about an early 19th century Englishman transported to Australia for theft. The story begins with an insightful flashback to England, and goes on to explore issues surrounding the question of what might have happened when Europeans colonised land already inhabited by Aboriginal people.
Added by: Kahena | Karma: 11526.37 | Fiction literature | 27 December 2010
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Simple Art of Murder
The essay is considered a seminal piece of literary criticism. Although Chandler's primary topic is the art (and failings) of detective fiction, he touches on general literature and modern society as well.
Life in the Middle Ages - From the Seventh to the Thirteenth Century
Historian Hans-Werner Goetz presents here a comprehensive depiction of life in the earlier Middle Ages that focuses on "everyday history". According to Goetz it is nearly impossible to write a history of everyday life during the Middle Ages since the written sources of that age had entirely different purposes, never describing everyday life for its own sake.
However, by drawing on chronicles, legal documents and even fiction, Goetz is able to produce a lively picture of this era, illuminating everyday life as it was conditioned by institutional, physical, and social environments.
A history of pirates traces piracy from the Elizabethan era to the nineteenth century and examines the harsh realities of everyday life, the truth about famous real-life pirates, walking the plank, and buried treasure.
Haunting and Spectrality in Neo-Victorian Fiction: Possessing the Past
Examining works by writers including Michle Roberts, Michael Faber and A.S. Byatt, this collection highlights the pervasive presence of the Victorian past in neo-Victorian novels through the tropes of haunting and spectrality, parallelling a renewed interest in the impact of the supernatural and the occult on Victorian individuals.
