"First published in the United Kingdom under the title The Mayflower generation by Chatto & Windus, an imprint of Vintage, a Penguin Random House company"--Verso.

Chronicles the history of Britain from Roman times to the present day.

Chronicles the history of Britain from Roman times to the present day.

'If men could see us as we really are, they would be amazed', wrote Charlotte Brontë, the outwardly conventional parson's daughter who had rarely met any men beyond those of the church or classroom by the time Jane Eyre was published in 1847. From the landscape of the Yorkshire moors, an appalling childhood and a family decimated by consumption, Jane Eyre came as an instant literary sensation. It also brought Charlotte Brontë the notoriety that was to remain with her for the rest of her short and tragic life. Elizabeth Gaskell, Charlotte's first biographer, attempted to clear Charlotte of the charges of passionate immorality that were levelled at a woman author - and an unmarried one at that. Rebecca Fraser, 130 years later, placed Charlotte's life within the perceptual framework of contemporary attitudes to women. Her biography is an invaluable contribution to Brontë scholarship, which shares her admiration for a woman prepared to stand out against some of the cruelest Victorian ideas about her sex.

The definitive biography of one of English literature's most beloved, and misunderstood, female writers.

The voyage of the Mayflower and the founding of Plymouth Colony is one of the seminal events in world history. But the poorly-equipped group of English Puritans who ventured across the Atlantic in the early autumn of 1620 had no sense they would pass into legend. They had eighty casks of butter and two dogs but no cattle for milk, meat, or ploughing. They were ill-prepared for the brutal journey and the new land that few of them could comprehend. But the Mayflower story did not end with these Pilgrims' arrival on the coast of New England or their first uncertain years as settlers. Rebecca Fraser traces two generations of one ordinary family and their extraordinary response to the challenges of life in America.

"A fresh and modern view of Charlotte Bronte--as a woman searching for love and as a writer who helped change society's perceptions about her sex. Her moving, eloquent portrait will interest not only Bronte devotees but all contemporary women."--Kirkus Reviews

Write Around the Year is a practical creative resource for writers of every age and ability. Whether you are a complete beginner, an emerging writer, or an established author, you'll find value in every page as you discover new plot ideas, create fresh characters, discover new literary devices, or throw off a case of writer's block!Write Around the Year delivers a different writing prompt each day over three hundred and sixty-five days. It contains a diversity of writing exercises tailored specifically to writers of all abilities across a range of genres so users can learn as they grow, and grow as they learn. You'll d discover a range of creative writing warm up exercises, from auto writing and word play to mind maps and mindfulness, all designed to anchor you in your creative space while growing your confidence and stamina as a writer.The prompts are designed to help generate new story ideas, unleash imagination, and ignite inspiration for new characters and stories. They will not only test and flex writing muscles; they're guaranteed to surprise with the literary flowers that bloom from the story seeds planted. The prompts are scaffolded by advice on the craft of writing throughout, delivering two-fold value and benefit. Write Around the Year: 365 Writing Prompts to Inspire and Ignite Creativity is the perfect gift for the writers in your life.

Sarah Hicks Williams was the northern-born wife of an antebellum slaveholder. Rebecca Fraser traces her journey as she relocates to Clifton Grove, the Williams' slaveholding plantation, presenting her with complex dilemmas as she reconciled her new role as plantation mistress to the gender script she had been raised with in the North.