German immigrants in Britain during the nineteenth century, 1815-1914

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Ann L. Ardis and Patrick Collier

The turn of the twentieth century saw a sea change in the world of Anglo-American book, newspaper, and periodical publishing. More newspapers, magazines, and books were published annually than ever before, and many of these were reaching wider--and different--groups of readers, as population growth and literacy rates soared in both countries. The visuality of periodicals was also changing dramatically: with improvements in printing technology and variations in layout, periodicals were becoming increasingly complex visual texts. Transatlantic Print Culture, 1880-1940: Emerging Media, Emerging Modernisms maps this radically transforming print ecology. Building on recent work on Victorian print culture as well as the turn toward material historical research in modernist studies, the historians, media historians, and literary scholars who contribute to this collection extend the frontiers of scholarship on the ₃Atlantic scene₄ of English-language publishing as they imagine, elucidate, and practice new ways of grappling with this expanding and changing universe of printing.

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Victoria Hinshaw

SHE NEEDED A WEALTHY HUSBAND... Blissfully unaware of what Fate holds in store, Miss Caroline Parker has happily spent her days training her beloved ponies and ignoring more ladylike pursuits. But her carefree country life comes to an abrupt halt when her widowed mother insists she embark upon a London Season for the express purpose of snaring a well-heeled husband. Suddenly, the spirited beauty is thrust into a world of glittering balls and elegant soirees with no hope of rescue in sight...until she meets a dashing young captain who seems to understand her dilemma implicitly, a man who becomes her staunchest ally overnight... HE NEEDED A WELL-TO-DO WIFE... On the battlefield, Thomas Ogden had acquitted himself with courage, and he'd brought home the way wounds to prove it. But now, faced with the prospect of trolling the marriage mart for a rich wife, he is filled with foreboding. Thank goodness for Caroline. Becoming her partner in this business of finding a mate makes life tolerable, even pleasurable...Until Thomas realizes he's finding fault with every man Caroline flirts with...until he discovers he's harbouring a desire to do violence to every man who asks her to dance...until he begins to sense that he will never accept any man as Caroline's husband...any man but himself...

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Angela Thirkell

The rituals of 19th century courtship, featuring Fanny Harcourt, 17, who is in London for the coronation of Queen Victoria. It is a time of feverish social activity and matchmaking, and the competition is intense.

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John Broich

Presents a true account of the British Royal Navy's efforts to end the illegal slave trade along Africas coast during the mid-1800s, conveying the story of four naval officers who were commited to ending the practice amid political corruption.