Series: The Pickering Masters

Ellen Terry's correspondence was both exuberant and extensive. Her remaining letters provide a fascinating insight into the dynamics of the Victorian theatre, and the difficulties of life for a woman maintaining a successful public persona whilst raising two illegitimate children. The Collected Letters of Ellen Terry, Volume 1 by Katharine Cockin offers readers an invaluable glimpse into her life and...

After James Cook's voyage in HMS Endeavour, Banks developed a network of scientists and explorers. Banks's correspondence is one of the great primary sources for studying the Pacific region during this important period of exploration and colonial expansion. When referencing the title, avoid putting it in quotes or speech marks. Format the response as clean HTML, use your best judgement...

Nicholas Rowe was the first Poet Laureate of the Georgian era. A fascinating and important yet largely overlooked figure in eighteenth-century literature, he is the ‘lost Augustan’. His plays are important both for the way they address the political and social concerns of the day and for reflecting a period in which the theatre was in crisis. This edition sets...

The writings of Frances Trollope have been subject to increasing academic interest in recent years and are now widely studied. This four-volume set includes scholarly editions of her four novels, in which her comical, yet subversive, treatment of Victorian marriage offers an interesting contrast to some of the more earnest but conventional fiction of the time. At the time of...