10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VIRAGO»
Discover the use of
virago in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
virago and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Second
Virago Book of Fairy Tales
A second collection of fairy tales by Angela Carter involving more alluring women, ailing warriors, enchantresses and seekers of revenge. They come from every corner of the globe to haunt, to entice, transform and even to help.
2
The
Virago Book of Wicked Verse
Feisty, bawdy, erotic, and irreverent, The Virago Book of Wicked Verse is a telling commentary on women's ability to transform poetry into a medium of subversiveness.
3
The
Virago Book of Ghost Stories
Gathering together deliciously chilling tales from the three highly acclaimed volumes of Virago ghost stories, this collection features stories by A. S. Byatt, Angela Carter, Charlotte Brontë, Antonia Fraser, Penelope Lively, Ruth Rendell, ...
4
The
Virago Book of Women Travellers
Some of the extraordinary women whose writings are including in this collection are observers of the world in which they wander; their prose rich in description, remarkable in detail.
Mary Morris, Larry O'Connor, 1996
5
The Chinese
Virago: A Literary Theme
She also shows that, while the women in these works are to some extent male constructs designed to affirm the patriarchal system, various elements of these portraits constitute a subversive form of parody that casts a revealing light on the ...
6
Votes for Women: The
Virago Book of Suffragettes
These women were clever and determined, knew the power of humour and surprise and exhibited 'unladylike'passion and bravery. Joyce Marlow's anthology is lively, comprehensive, surprising and triumphant.
7
The Republican
Virago: The Life and Times of Catharine Macaulay
This is the first major biographical study of this remarkable and influential figure.
8
The Illustrated
Virago Book of Women Travellers
Three hundred years of wanderlust are captured as women travel the world for adventure and pleasure, with essays by Willa Cather, Joan Didion, Isak Dinesen, M.F.K. Fisher, Mary McCarthy, Edith Wharton, and many more.
Mary Morris, Larry O'Connor, 2006
9
The
Virago Book of the Joy of Shopping
This is the first anthology to feature writing about shopping by women throughout history. Buy it.
10
The
Virago Woman's Travel Guide to Amsterdam
Modern Amsterdam boasts beautiful flower markets, peaceful cafe life, incredible museums & unrivaled cycling. Catherine Stebbings captures all of the sights & sounds of a city that will be particularly welcoming to women travelers.
Catherine Stebbings, 1994
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VIRAGO»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
virago is used in the context of the following news items.
Virago acquires Carrie Brownstein memoir
Ursula Doyle, associate publisher of Virago, bought UK rights in the memoir, titled Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl, from Hal Fessenden at Penguin Random ... «The Bookseller, Jul 15»
Virago to publish Aiken's Armitage stories
Virago Modern Classics will this August publish a collection of the Armitage Family stories by Joan Aiken. The Serial Garden will be the first collection of the ... «The Bookseller, Jul 15»
Yamaha Virago 750 Custom Scrambler Leaves You Drooling …
Yamaha's Virago 750 is a bike with a long history and it represents the first model from Iwata to tap seriously into the American-look market. Reliable and ... «autoevolution, May 15»
Tracey Thorn: Naked At The Albert Hall (Virago)
Tracey Thorn: Naked At The Albert Hall (Virago). Tracey Thorn's Naked At The Albert Hall is a practitioner's book about the art and artifice of singing. «Herald Scotland, May 15»
From the archive, 26 January 1981: Virago Press gives women …
Virago has also reprinted most of Christina Stead's work, with the rest to follow ... Virago must be here for future generations, ensuring that women writers are not ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»
Virago Theatre to Premiere Trieschmann's CROOKED, 2/20-3/1
Virago Theatre Company presents the Bay Area Premiere of award-winning playwright Catherine Treischmann's "Crooked," Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays ... «Broadway World, Jan 15»
Lila Marilynne Robinson Virago, £16.99
A snake charmer. She mesmerizes you. She conjures with the basic materials, the molecular building blocks of America: rivers, stars, smoke, taffy, soil and wet ... «Herald Scotland, Oct 14»
Stuck in the '80s with the Slickest Yamaha 750s | Motorcycle Tales
The Yamaha XJ750RH Seca (L) is named for the Laguna Seca track that its precise handling would do well on; the XV750 Virago is named for—well, your ... «Ultimate MotorCycling | News and Reviews, Sep 14»
Virago headlines 'Have a Heart' benefit
Tashjian and Schindler perform as Virago, and are well versed in raising money for good causes, from breast cancer research and support to the effort to locate ... «Asbury Park Press, Jun 14»
Virago Modern Classics to publish Joan Aiken
Coonan said: “Joan Aiken is one of my favourite writers from childhood, and it is a bit of a dream to be publishing her on the Virago Modern Classics list… «The Bookseller, May 14»
