Jane Austen is a valuable life coach, as her writings and letters teach important life lessons that are as relevant today as they were in her time.

Mar 27, 2011 – Pamela Mooman

A look at the vehicle of marriage and its different motivations in Regency England as made evident in Jane Austen's novel, Persuasion.

Mar 9, 2011 – Jamie Pack

Charles Dickens's best characters were often the villains. Fagin, Wackford Squeers, Uriah Heep, etc. Dickens had some of the best bad guys in literature.

Mar 9, 2011 – Mark Wallace

Art plays an important part in Charlotte Brontë's Villette, from Lucy Snowe's short acting career to her reflections on a portrait of Cleopatra.

Mar 9, 2011 – Mark Wallace

This article explores how Charlotte Bronte examines the role of the governess and how this profession relates to issues of gender and class.

Mar 3, 2011 – Ben Harry Wright

Charles Dickens argued against capital punishment in 1846, but his overall position is less clear and reveals some surprising aspects of his personality.

Mar 2, 2011 – Mark Wallace

Article explores some of the possible symbolism of Peggotty's houseboat in Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield."

Feb 26, 2011 – Robin Marx

Hardy created a fantastic novel in his first published work - Desperate Remedies. As always, there are bold female characters and intrigue.

Feb 26, 2011 – Moya McDermott

Charles Dickens was divorced in 1858, and the nature of his relationship with a young actress named Ellen Ternan has been the subject of much speculation.

Feb 26, 2011 – Mark Wallace

This is a literary comparison between Cathy Earnshaw and Emma Woodhouse. This article focuses on manipulation, the conventions of society, and themes.

Feb 24, 2011 – Nicole Vega

Charles Dickens' "George Silverman's Explanation" studies a man imprisoned by conscience, exploring ideas found in Freud's Civilization and its Discontents.

Feb 23, 2011 – Mark Wallace

Analysing one of the last things Charles Dickens wrote, a dark but psychologically acute short story called "George Silverman's Explanation."

Feb 23, 2011 – Mark Wallace

Looking at Charles Dickens's relationships with famous contemporaries such as George Eliot, Tennyson, Thackeray, Charlotte Bronte and Carlyle.

Feb 19, 2011 – Mark Wallace

Inspector Charles Field was the original of Bleak House's Mr. Bucket, and he and others at Scotland Yard featured in several journalistic pieces by Dickens.

Feb 12, 2011 – Mark Wallace

Clarissa, a lesser-known masterpiece of 18th century literature, offers up an unconventional romance, and an ending that sparked debate among its readership

Feb 10, 2011 – Veronique LeBlanc

This week, I read the original tale of Catherine and Heathcliff. Is it a wild and passionate love story? Or is it the story of two disturbed individuals?

Feb 10, 2011 – Leslie Dunnett

An analysis of how Dracula, one of the most famous Gothic novels, also employs narrative strategies more commonly associated with realist fiction.

Feb 10, 2011 – Ben Harry Wright

Arthur Machen and Vernon Lee used the figures of Pan and Venus from ancient mythology to highlight late Victorian fears relating to degeneracy and sexuality

Feb 8, 2011 – Mark Wallace

Does Gothic fiction perpetuate stereotypes of women, or challenge them? A discussion concerning Emily Brontë's 'Wuthering Heights'

Feb 3, 2011 – Kevin Barr

Horror, thriller, mystery, suspense: whether it's ghosts and ghouls, vampires or villains, monsters or murderers, these classic gothic novels have it all.

Feb 1, 2011 – Kim Edwards