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Memoirs of a Spacewoman
Naomi Mitchison, daughter of a distinguished scientist, sister of geneticist J B S Haldane, was always interested in the sciences, especially genetics. Her novels did not tend to …
The Corn King and the Spring Queen
Introduced by Naomi Mitchison. Set over two thousand years ago on the calm and fertile shores of the Black Sea, Naomi Mitchison's The Corn King and the Spring Queen tells of …
The Blood of the Martyrs
Introduced by Donald Smith. Set in Rome during Nero's reign of terror, The Blood of the Martyrs is a disciplined historical novel tracing the destruction of one cell of the early …
Collected Poems
The Fourth Pig
An enchanting collection that introduces the author and activist Naomi Mitchison to a new generation of readersThe Fourth Pig, originally published in 1936, is a wide-ranging …
Essays and Journalism, Volume 3
Friends and Kindred
Louisa 'Maya' Haldane was the widow of physiologist John Scott Haldane, and the mother of J. B. S. Haldane and Naomi Mitchison. In these memoirs she gives a remarkably detailed …
Barbarian Stories, with The Hostages, and Boys and Girls and Gods
This volume brings together the stories from Barbarian Stories, published in 1929, The Hostages (1930) and Boys and Girls and Gods (1931). They are: The barley field, Steague Fort, …
Essays and Journalism, Volume 5
Travel Light
"e;Travel Light is the story of Halla, a girl born to a king but cast out onto the hills to die. She lives among bears; she lives among dragons. But the time of dragons is …