Enlightenment

The Letters of The Duchesse d’Elbeuf: Hostile Witness to the French Revolution

The Letters of The Duchesse d'Elbeuf: Hostile Witness to the French Revolution by Colin Jones, Simon Macdonald, and Alex Fairfax-Cholmeley has recently published in the Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment series. This book features previously unpublished letters written by the duchesse d'Elbeuf which offer a vivid and exciting hostile account of the French Revolution and the … Continue reading

Enlightenment

The beginning of a friendship: the Ottoman Empire and Prussia

Irena Fliter’s Ottomans in Eighteenth-Century Prussia: Delegates to Diplomats has recently published in the Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment series. This book examines the cultural and social dynamics of Ottoman diplomacy in eighteenth-century Prussia. In this blog post, Irena Fliter introduces her new book with insights into the transformation which turned the former peripheral Prussian court into a … Continue reading

History, Literature, Liverpool Interest

Liverpool: A Memoir of Words – In Conversation with Tony Crowley

The author of The Liverpool English Dictionary and Scouse: A Social and Cultural History has a new book publishing with LUP on 1st November. Tony Crowley’s Liverpool: A Memoir of Words is a work of creative non-fiction that combines the study of language in Liverpool with social history, the history of the English language and personal … Continue reading