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Rose Macaulay
"The Furnace" by Rose Macaulay is a British literature novel set against the backdrop of World War I, offering a gripping exploration of post-war society through sharp social commentary and…
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Potterism: A Tragi-Farcical Tract, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts…
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Mystery at Geneva: An Improbable Tale of Singular Happenings, a classical book, was published more than a century ago and has been considered important throughout the human history, and so…
"The Making of a Bigot" by Rose Macaulay is a thought-provoking British novel that serves as a scathing social commentary on prejudice and bigotry. Through masterful character development and biting…
Dame Emilie Rose Macaulay, DBE (1 August 1881 - 30 October 1958) was an English writer, most noted for her award-winning novel The Towers of Trebizond, about a small Anglo-Catholic…
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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high…
Personal Pleasures is a 1935 anthology of 80 short essays (some of them very short) about the things Rose Macaulay enjoyed most in life.
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Set in the 19th century, this charming novel follows the lives of the residents of Abbots Verney, a quiet English village. Through the eyes of various characters, including the rector…
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This work is in the public…
The Lee Shore, has been considered an important book throughout the human history. So that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this…
The making of a bigot, has been considered an important book throughout the human history. So that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by…
Non-combatants and Others, has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its…
Rose Macaulay takes a lively and perceptive look at three generations of women within the same family and the ‘dangers’ faced at each of those stages in life.
"Dangerous Ages" by Rose Macaulay is an undying exploration of the tricky tiers of womanhood, a singular that transcends its Twenties putting to provide a profound exam of societal expectancies…
This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive…
Making Of A Bigot Hardcover
Johnny and Jane Potter, being twins, went through Oxford together. Johnny was at Balliol and Jane at Somerville. They were linked together by common tastes and by a deep and…
All Rose Macaulay’s anti-war writing, collected together in one fascinating and thought-provoking volume. Her novel Non-Combatants and Others (1916), her journalism for The Spectator, Time & Tide, The Listener and…
Potterism is about the Potter newspaper empire, and the ways in which journalists struggled to balance the truth and what would sell, during the First World War and into the…
What Not is Rose Macaulay’s speculative novel of post-First World War eugenics and newspaper manipulation that anticipated Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World by 14 years. Media barons challenge the Ministry…
This story describes the experiences of a group of people on a trip to Turkey. Aunt Dot is set on the emancipation of Turkish women through the encouragement of a…
Crewe Train is a witty and thought-provoking satire on London life in the 1920s
This interdisciplinary book sets a new agenda for international scholarship on Macaulay, and reformulates contemporary ideas about gender and genre in 20th-century British literature.
Jeanette N. Passty
An analysis of the work of Emilie Rose Macaulay (1881-1958), who strove in virtually all of her twenty-three novels to articulate the needs of women for autonomy and achievement. This…
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Rose Macaulay, Dam
Three Days is a historical novel written by Rose Macaulay and published in 1852. The story is set during the French Revolution and follows the lives of a group of…
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe…
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
