The Cambridge History of Japanese Literature provides, for the first time, a history of Japanese literature with comprehensive coverage of the premodern and modern eras in a single volume. The book is arranged topically in a series of short, accessible chapters for easy access and reference, giving insight into both canonical texts and many lesser known, popular genres, from centuries-old folk literature to the detective fiction of modern times. The various period introductions provide an ove...

Beautiful fashion plates from Regency magazine La Belle Assemblée are combined with much-loved passages from Jane Austen’s novels and juvenilia and woven together with commentary from leading Oxford academic Professor Ros Ballaster.

A collection of multi-award-winning author David Keenan's best music writing

In 2014, Marie Kondo became famous around the world, changed how we live, the relationship we have with the objects around us and taught us how to seek out the joy in our daily lives.

I wished that in my next lifetime I would be born a cat - on the condition that I would live in a home like mine.

Anat Levit never considered herself a cat lover, but when her life was thrown into upheaval, she found herself adopting one cat at the suggestion of her daughters, and then six more in quick succession. She recounts how each cat came into her life, their distinct demeanours and curiosities and their ability to live fully in each moment.

Anat falls in love with the furry creatures,...

An exploration and insightful analysis of sisters in literature and their depiction in three centuries of the novel.

In het voorjaar van 1951 kwamen 12.500 Molukkers per schip naar Nederland. Ze zouden hier maar tijdelijk blijven. Gaandeweg werd echter duidelijk dat ze niet zouden terugkeren. De Molukkers werden aanvankelijk ondergebracht in kampen, waaronder het beruchte Westerbork. Terwijl het merendeel probeerde er hier wat van te maken, koesterden velen het verlangen om terug te keren. Een deel van de Molukkers had als KNIL-soldaat deelgenomen aan de Indonesische Onafhankelijkheidsoorlog. Men voelde zic...