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A groundbreaking new book about the misogynistic nineteenth century obsession with hysteria, focusing on the renowned Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris.'Fascinating and beautifully …

Cursed Kings tells the story of the destruction of France by the madness of its king and the greed and violence of his family. In the early fifteenth century, France had gone …

This is the first English biography of Gaston Bachelard, a philosopher who bridged the worlds of science and imagination. Raised in rural France, Bachelard served in the First …

Dava Sobel, acclaimed and bestselling author of Longitude, chronicles the life and work of the most famous woman in the history of science – and the untold story of the young women …

Until the Age of Enlightenment, utopia was a popular literary genre, but without concrete political effects. However, in the decades leading up to 1789, its status gradually …

'The father of contemporary European detective fiction' Ann Cleeves'He hadn't seen her arrive. She had stopped on the pavement a few steps away from him and was peering into the …

WINNER OF THE GORDON BOWKER VOLCANO PRIZE (SoA Award) 2024WINNER OF THE LAMBDA AWARD IN TRANSGENDER FICTION 2024Soula is the most exciting new voice in Irish writing' Barry Pierce, …

A unique combination of memoir and artistic biography, interspersed with original artworks, from the acclaimed artist and author of SELF-PORTRAIT.We are both painters. We can …

I Det vilda hoppets geografi utforskar Anita Goldman vår relation till naturen – ett förhållande som präglas av dominans och exploatering. Hon undersöker en civilisation i krig mot …

Den somriga andra delen i den romantiska serien “I Roslagens famn”.För ett år sedan, när de sista solstrålarna sänkte sig över midsommarfirandet på Björknäs, blev det de två – …