Bloomsbury

Chapters 1-3For a tantalising taste of intense passion and dramatic danger, read the first three chapters in Yelena Black&'s Dance of Shadows . . . Then get your hands on the full novel 14th February 2013! Dancing with someone is an act of trust. Elegant and intimate; you&'re close enough to kiss, close enough to feel your partner&'s heartbeat. But...

An Intimate History of the Queen&'s CourtElizabeth I acceded to the throne in 1558, restoring the Protestant faith to England. At the heart of the new queen&'s court lay Elizabeth&'s bedchamber, closely guarded by the favoured women who helped her dress, looked after her jewels and shared her bed. Elizabeth&'s private life was of public, political...

A Tale of the Wide-Awake PrincessAnnie has helped her sister Gwendolyn (otherwise known as Sleeping Beauty) wake up from the 100-year curse by reuniting her with Prince Beldegard, so you'd think that things would be back to normal. Think again! The beloved prince is stuck in the body of a bear and the only way that Annie can be free of the two...

This volume explores the creation of 'written spaces' through the accretion of monumental inscriptions and non-official graffiti in the Latin-speaking West between c.200 BC and AD 300. The shift to an epigraphic culture demonstrates new mentalities regarding the use of language, the relationship between local elites and the population,...

Sir Frank Kermode is acknowledged as one of the greatest critics of our time, renowned for the wit humanity and good sense of his writing. Pleasing Myself brings together the very best of his shorter pieces, on topics ranging from Donne and Yeats to modern art and money....

Scenes of Intimacy analyzes the representation of acts and relationships of intimacy in contemporary literature, the affect this has upon readers, and the ways these representations resonate with, complement, and challenge the concerns of contemporary theory. Opening with an in-depth interview with literary critic, Derridean, and novelist Professor...