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Category Archives: Women’s Writing
The Roll Call
…or, to give it its full title, Calling the Roll after an Engagement, Crimea, a large military history painting exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1874, was so popular as an exhibit that a policeman, ‘poor, hot man’, had to … Continue reading
London Parks
Anyone who, like me, is better at finding their way around London under the ground rather than above it may suffer from unfortunate ignorance of the great green spaces that, originally preserved for the various pleasures of the very rich, … Continue reading
Posted in Art and architecture, Gardening, History, Life Science, Women's Writing
Tagged Alicia Amherst, J.J. Sexby, London gardens, London parks
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Mrs C.W. Earle’s Reading Lists
Mrs C.W. Earle (1836–1925 – born Maria Theresa Villiers) was one of many of ‘lady writers’ of the nineteenth century whose subject was gardens. We have published a number of such books, from serious botanical and horticultural to domestic idyllic … Continue reading
Black History Month
In our CLC series on Slavery and Abolition, we have a range of books on the abolition struggle (as well as some arguing for the ‘peculiar institution’), including a number of works by black writers. For Black History Month, here … Continue reading
A List of Women Scientists
Today, 14 October, has been declared Ada Lovelace Day, ‘an international celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths’, named after Lord Byron‘s daughter, later countess of Lovelace, and a renowned mathematician. We have not yet reissued … Continue reading
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