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    The Vampire: A New History

    Nick Groom

    An authoritative new history of the vampire, two hundred years after it first appeared on the literary scene

    Published to mark the bicentenary of John Polidori’s publication of The Vampyre…

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    Twenty-First-Century Tolkien

    Professor Nick Groom

    An engaging, original and radical reassessment of J.R.R. Tolkien, revealing how his visionary creation of Middle-Earth is more relevant now than ever before.

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    The Seasons: A Celebration of the English Year

    Nick Groom

    A wonderful, and timely, celebration of the passing seasons and their significance, past, present and future.

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    Tolkien in the Twenty-First Century

    Nick Groom

    An original and thought-provoking journey into J. R. R. Tolkien's world, revealing how his visionary creation of Middle-Earth is more relevant now than ever before. Shortlisted for the 2024 Mythopoeic…

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    The Union Jack: The Story of the British Flag

    Professor Nick Groom

    The first history of the icon used by everyone from the royalty to pop stars, revised and updated.

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    Twenty-First-Century Tolkien: What Middle-Earth Means To Us Today

    Professor Nick Groom

    An engaging and original celebration of J.R.R. Tolkien, which reveals how his visionary creation of Middle-Earth is more relevant now than ever.

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    Introducing Shakespeare: A Graphic Guide

    Nick Groom

    A brilliant graphic guide to the life and work of the world’s greatest-ever playwright, by renowned Shakespeare scholar Nick Groom.

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    The Gothic: A Very Short Introduction

    Nick Groom (Professor in English, University of Exeter)

    There are many interpretations of the word ‘Gothic’. Nick Groom explores the rich history and chronology of the term, bringing together various underlying and disparate elements to clarify its meaning…

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    The Italian

    Ann Radcliffe

    The Italian (1797) is a gripping tale of love and betrayal, abduction and assassination, and incarceration by the Inquisition. Radcliffe’s last and most unnerving novel exemplifies her definition of ‘terror’…

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    The Castle of Otranto: A Gothic Story

    Horace Walpole

    One of the most influential Gothic novels, The Castle of Otranto established the literary effects associated with the genre: an ancient castle, secret passages, supernatural visitations, an innocent girl threatened…

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    The Monk

    Matthew Lewis

    The Monk (1796) is a masterpiece of Gothic fiction and the first horror novel in English literature. It tells of the pious monk Ambrosio’s descent into depravity, his passion leading…

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    The Making of Percy’s Reliques

    Nick Groom (Lecturer in English, Lecturer in English, University of Exeter)

    Percy’s Reliques (1765) is the seminal collection of historical and lyrical ballads that defined English literature at the end of the eighteenth century. It dramatically influenced Wordsworth and Coleridge, Walter…

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    Frankenstein: or “The Modern Prometheus’: The 1818 Text

    Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

    The most celebrated horror story ever written. The dreadful tale of Victor Frankenstein, a visionary young student of natural philosophy, who discovers the secret of life. In the grip of…

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    Frankenstein: or “The Modern Prometheus’: The 1818 Text

    Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

    The most celebrated horror story ever written. The dreadful tale of Victor Frankenstein, a visionary young student of natural philosophy, who discovers the secret of life. In the grip of…

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    Coastal Works: Cultures of the Atlantic Edge

    In all the complex cultural history of the islands of Britain and Ireland the idea of the coast as a significant representative space is critical: a site from which to…

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