These stories are based on episodes and materials from my personal life, and are widely varied. Most are set in Montreal, between 1967 and 2012, while a few are set in Newfoundland, and 1 is set in Africa. They are about women, men, children, politics and community, and the conflicts, as well as the harmony, that arise from all of these.

Dickens and Empire offers a reevaluation of Charles Dickens's imaginative engagement with the British Empire throughout his career. Employing postcolonial theory alongside readings of Dickens's novels, journalism and personal correspondence, it explores his engagement with Britain's imperial holdings as imaginative spaces onto which he offloaded a number of pressing domestic and personal problems, thus creating an entangled discourse between race and class. Drawing upon a wealth of primary...

This book introduces students to the Victorian novel and its contexts, teaching strategies for reading and researching nineteenth-century literature. Combining close reading with background information and analysis it considers the Victorian novel as a product of the industrial age by focusing on popular texts including Dickens's Oliver Twist, Gaskell's North and South and Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge.The Victorian Novel in Context examines ...

This superb collection of classic Victorian literature features the most notable works of Charles Dickens, including Oliver Twist (1839), A Christmas Carol (1843), A Tale of Two Cities (1859), and Great Expectations (1861).Considered the greatest novelist of the Victorian era, Dickens was especially known for his unusual characters, incisive social commentary, and carefully constructed plots. Over the last two ce...

This collection will draw attention to new ideas in both Victorian studies and in the emerging area of literature and the environment. Adopting a broad interpretation of the term ‘environment’ the work aims to draw together new approaches to Victorian texts and cultures that conceptualise and are influenced by environments ranging from rural to urban, British to Antipodean, and from the terrestrial to the aquatic.With the pressures of industrialism and the clustering of workers in urban ce...

Love Is Everywhere is a Read-to-Me book for young children and their caregivers. Introducing important and often overlooked conversations that parents should initiate with their children to engage their hearts, minds, and emotions. Caregivers will find inspiration to model love and be a source of accountability.Many abuses pass for love in our society, and children must understand love. Love Is Everywhere will help readers recognize that we know love by its fruit ...

Special To God is a small collection of Bible-based, narrative poems that trace humanity's origin, moral fall, and planned restoration. These poems illustrate our unique place and purpose within God's plan and generate a deep interest in the Bible's central theme. Primarily intended for the family, the young reader will find the book continues to appeal in new ways through its engaging pictures, delightful rhymes, the richness of vocabulary, and intriguing subject matter. Opportunities are...

My Emotions Are a Gift helps children, along with their parents, discover and discuss their emotions. Each short stanza is accompanied by a thought and supporting Bible texts. As you explore this book with your children, you will help them develop and identify their emotions, ultimately creating a better understanding of our Heavenly Father's love. The author includes relevant vocabulary and a note to parents to help strengthen their child's development.God gave us emotion...

Ten full-length erotic romance novels about breeding, milking, and who decides when. Dominant royals, femdom wives and Victorian lords run their households on stocks, spankings and strict schedules, and the maids, debutantes and kneeling men in their care live for the next order. Nobody here is in charge of their own relief.This scorching hot bundle contains the following full length erotic novels:Punished by the Police ChiefThe chief runs her precinct with precision...

Clement Moore’s classic ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas surely tops the list of all-time favorite Christmas stories. After “hanging their stockings by the chimney with care,” with hopes  that “St. Nicholas soon will be there,” children ‘round the world are “nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of sugar plums dance in their heads” every Christmas Eve.    It’s rare to find children’s books like this one. This book has been out-of-print for years. What makes it ...

Award-winning author Grace Lin joins science writer Ranida T. McKneally to get kids talking about the science of food, the five food groups, and what a healthy meal looks like. Answering questions like "why are so many vegetables green?", "What's the difference between brown bread and white bread?", and "Why do beans make you gassy?", cheerful haiku poems and a simple Q&A format make this book a nutritious treat. The information in this book aligns with both the USDA's MyPlate guidelines a...

Trees of the World: A Celebration of the Beauty and Diversity of Species Across Continents profiles 380 tree species from every continent with vivid full-color photographs highlighting key identification traits such as shape, bark, leaves, flowers, and fruit. Each entry includes detailed descriptions of natural habitats, ecological roles, and distribution maps. The guide also explores taxonomy, cultural significance, and history for each species. Organized geographically by contin...