The History of Ophelia
In the mid-eighteenth century, Sarah Fielding (1710-68) was the second most popular English woman novelist, rivaled only by Eliza Haywood. The History of Ophelia, the last of her seven novels, is an often comic epistolary fiction, narrated by the heroine to an unnamed female correspondent in the form of a single protracted letter. This Broadview…
The Witlings and The Woman-Hater
This Broadview edition pairs two of Frances Burney’s linked comedies. They both present the character of Lady Smatter, a “femme savante” whose lineage may be traced back to Molière; they both centre on the misfortunes of the “elle” figure, the dispossessed heiress and wife who appears frequently in Burney’s fiction; and they both criticize a…
Jane Austen’s Manuscript Works
When Jane Austen died, at the age of 41, she left behind her not only six novels but a large number of manuscripts, ranging from juvenile works to the novel that she was writing at the time of her final illness. The six published novels are now undisputed classics. The manuscripts, however, despite the extraordinary…
The Clandestine Marriage
David Garrick, the leading actor of his time, was also one of its most accomplished dramatists, and The Clandestine Marriage is perhaps his finest play. Its story centres on the household of a wealthy merchant, Mr. Sterling, whose main concern is that his two daughters marry men of wealth. Fanny has defied her apprentice; her…
The Romance of the Forest
Adeline, the protagonist of Ann Radcliffe’s The Romance of the Forest, became a model for later Gothic heroines. Passionate, imaginative, and sensitive, in the course of the novel she travels rapidly through the forests and Gothic ruins of France, pursued by the villain de Montfort and perpetually threatened by what appear to be supernatural events.…
Editorial
Who to Contact? Marjorie MatherEditor, English StudiesAcquiring in: English Studies; CommunicationsEmail Brett McLenithanEditor, Composition and RhetoricAcquiring in: Composition and Rhetoric; HistoryEmail Stephen LattaEditor, PhilosophyAcquiring in: Philosophy; PoliticsEmail
Why Publish with Broadview?
Broadview: An Introduction A name never says it all, but the word “Broadview” expresses a good deal of the philosophy behind our company. We are open to a broad range of academic approaches and political viewpoints. We welcome feminist perspectives, and we have a particular interest in addressing environmental issues. Our publishing program is internationally-oriented,…
Jane Austen Package C
Package ISBN: 9781488112478 / 1488112479 This Broadview bundle offers the following Austen titles at a discounted package price: Emma, edited by Kristin Flieger Samuelian (ISBN: 978-1-55111-321-0) Northanger Abbey, second edition, edited by Claire Grogan (ISBN: 978-1-55111-479-8) Pride and Prejudice, edited by Robert Irvine (ISBN: 978-1-55481-489-3 ) Jane Austen’s Manuscript Works, edited by Linda Bree, Peter…