The 100 best British novels, as chosen by international critics
In this season of “Best of” lists, BBC Culture has outdone everyone. Rather than produce a list of the best books of the year, BBC has compiled a list of… Read more »
Mary Shelley’s unpublished letters reveal plumed headdress, humor, sappy stuff about her kid
Nora Crook, who is an expert on the Romantic period and professor emerita at Anglia Ruskin University, recently found thirteen unpublished letters from Mary Shelley. While she was researching another writer… Read more »
Following the footsteps of the Romantic poets in Italy
In the mountains above Lucca in Tuscany, hill towns nestled on tree-lined ridges with dense foliage, wildflowers, grape vines, and narrow roads with hairpin turns, look down over the Lima… Read more »
Frankenstein, pieced back together
Salon has posted Laura Miller’s review of a new interactive edition of Frankenstein, and it sounds like the app is well worth checking out. Released by Inkle Studios and Profile… Read more »