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This lively, accessible, and meticulously researched book is the first to explore Victorian literature through scent and perfume, presenting an extensive range of well-known and unfamiliar texts in intriguing and imaginative new ways that make us re-think literature's relation with the senses.

Excerpt from Henry Schomberg Kerr: Sailor and Jesuit I have been asked by those whose wishes, as Car dinal Newman says, are at such moments a command, to compile this little memorial of their brother. It has been a labour of love, and I can but regret that it should be so unworthy of its subject, but all who knew and loved Schomberg Kerr will be able to fill in for themselves the many things wanting in this portrait of their friend. I must ad...

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This book is both an introduction and an original contribution to a study of the major evolutionary events, from the orgin of life to the emerence of the human mind. Assuming no background of the reader in biology, anthropology, or psychology, the author coordinates state-of-the-art evidence to argue for the naturalness of human evolution. Self-contained sections persuasively outline the origin of our moral nature, our artistic and creative ta...

bTitle:/b The Golden Calf. A novel, by the author of "Lady Audley's Secret" [i.e. Mary E. Braddon, afterwards Maxwell].br/br/bPublisher:/b British Library, Historical Print Editionsbr/br/The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prin...

This book is not about so-called alternative medicine. It is about standard, orthodox medicine that had many good treatments for cancer up until the early 20th century. For reasons of power and control of the population, it was decided around 1910 that only radiation and surgery would be the approved treatments (and chemo was later added in the 1950s). Maxwell shows how physicians who tried to use the older methods were threatened with loss of...

This book examines three pre-modern era travel accounts to show the effects of the commercial milieu on personal religious identity of individuals. Afanasii Nikitin (1468-1474), a Russian merchant from Tver', Nicolo de Conti (1419-1444), a merchant from Venice, and Ludovico de Varthema (1503-1508), an adventurer from Bologna, each left detailed records of their everyday encounters with Muslims, Hindus, and Christians during their travels throu...

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New York Times bestselling author Cathy Maxwell returns with a delicious new series, The Brides of WishmoreWhat happens when a bride says maybe?She'd once been the toast of London, but now scandal has brought her down. Still, pretty, petted Lady Tara Davidson can't believe her new fate. She had wanted to marry for love . . . but her profligate father has promised her hand to none other than Breccan Campbell, the Beast of Aberfeldy and laird of...

He is the bastard son of a duke, arrogant, handsome, a little bit dangerous, and, of course, one of the most sought-after bachelors in London. He is also about to be publicly jilted by some chit of a girl! Blake Stephens refuses to be humiliated, so he charges after his bride to the wilds of Scotland. He is promised to the woman, but discovers his soul stirred by... the chit's sister! Lady Aileen's reputation was ruined ages ago, but her fiery...

New York Times bestselling author Cathy Maxwell continues her dazzling series, The Brides of WishmoreHe had a noose around his neck and a price on his head . . .Sabrina Davidson, dutiful daughter, avowed spinster, thought she'd secured a place for herself in Aberfeldy society-- until her hard-earned acceptance of her fate is challenged by the arrival of Cormac Enright, earl of Ballin, trained physician, soldier of fortune, and convicted felon....

New York Times bestselling author Cathy Maxwell continues her dazzling series, The Brides of WishmoreHe had a noose around his neck and a price on his head . . .Sabrina Davidson, dutiful daughter, avowed spinster, thought she'd secured a place for herself in Aberfeldy society-- until her hard-earned acceptance of her fate is challenged by the arrival of Cormac Enright, earl of Ballin, trained physician, soldier of fortune, and convicted felon....

A scathing look at our legal system, Fraud Upon the Court explores the important topic of fraud committed in a case by a member of the court. Mary Maxwell discusses famous trials in which she believes fraud upon the court has occurred, including the trials of Troy Davis, James Earle Ray, and various 9/11 cases, and advocates the use of a Writ of Coram Nobis to remedy the frauds. The book also explains the biological reason people believe autho...

This volume presents work conducted in recent years. The different sections link mathematical and computational issues and wh-constructions, anaphoric binding, word order and co-ordination.

In New York Times bestselling author Cathy Maxwell's glittering new series, wedding bells are ringing...but which Whitridge twin is the right groom?The penniless orphan of a disreputable earl, Lady Charlene Blanchard thrives on the adventure of picking the pockets of unsavory gentlemen to survive. But due to her extraordinary beauty and prized bloodlines, she is hand-chosen as a potential bride for the Duke of Baynton, who is on the hunt for a...