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The Forgotten Chaucer Scholarship of Mary Eliza Haweis, 1848–1898
The author of numerous books on Geoffrey Chaucer, the nineteenth-century scholar, Mary Eliza Haweis, has been largely erased from general histories of Chaucer studies. In her critical biography, Mary Flowers Braswell traces Haweis’s career, bringing her out of obscurity and placing her contributions to Chaucer scholarship in the context of those of influential Chaucerians of the period such as Frederick James Furnivall, Walford Dakin Selby, and Walter Rye. Braswell draws on extensive archival research from a broad range of late-Victorian newspapers, journals, and society papers to weave a fascinating picture of Haweis’s own life and work, which in quantity and quality rivaled that of her...
The Art of Beauty
Descriptions of dress, make-up, hair fashion, and physical beauty reflect the strict code of behavior regarding appearance in Victorian England.
ART OF DECORATION
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Flowers That Thrive in London Gardens and Smoky Towns
First published in 1886 by The Leadenhall Press--priced at one shilling--Flowers that Thrive in London Gardens & Smoky Towns is a charming botanical book which offers a window onto late Victorian urban life. With good humor and with many curious digressions, Mrs. Haweis details the trials and tribulations facing the green fingered city dweller as they strive to nurture plants amidst the smoke, smog, and soot. This practical handbook served as a riposte to those "country cousins" who insisted that a London garden was a fool's errand. Mrs. Haweis provides a wealth of horticultural advice and good sense, and draws inspiration from the fine, subtropical botanical gardens of Battersea Park and beyond.
Chaucer for Children: A Golden Key
Chaucer for Children: A Golden Key is an adapted version of the works of Geoffrey Chaucer, the prominent English author. The book contains some of the most famous Canterbury Tales in Middle English alongside the modern translation. Additionally, the text is completed with numerous footnotes, explaining the meaning of rare words and phenomena typical of Chaucer's time.
Chaucer for Children
This is a copious and judicious selection from Chaucer's Tales, with full notes on the history, manners, customs, and language of the fourteenth century, with marginal glossary and a literal poetical version in modern English in parallel columns with the original poetry. Six of the Canterbury Tales are thus presented, in sections of from 10 to 200 lines, mingled with prose narrative. 'Chaucer for Schools' is issued to meet a widely-expressed want, and is especially adapted for class instruction. It may be profitably studied in connection with the maps and illustrations of 'Chaucer for Children.' 'We hail with pleasure the appearance of Mrs. Haweis's -Chaucer for Schools.- Her account of -Cha...
Chaucer for Children
Mary Eliza Haweis's introduction to Chaucer's work and legacy for young readers. The book is widely credited with reviving Chaucer's poems for the modern world. These stories from The Canterbury Tales, along with some of Chaucer's shorter poems, were the first to be presented in their original Middle English format alongside contemporary English. In addition, the translations are supplemented by a variety of footnotes providing many fascinating details and background information, setting the scene, tone, and history of each of these wonderful tales.?Originally published in 1877, this edition is derived from the original book with 9 color illustrations and numerous black and whie illustrations throughout by the author. As always, this edition is complete and unabridged.
The Art of Beauty
This book was originaly published in 1878. The Culture of beauty is everywhere a legitimate art. But the beauty and adornment of the human form, the culture of personal beauty, is of the first interest and importance. This book explores the art of beauty, including chapters on the pleasure of beauty, the importance of dress, and the moralities of dress.
