Oxford University Press

A unique insight into British life and culture.

In early modern Europe there was a small group of books on the art of physiognomy which claimed to provide self-knowledge through an interpretation of external features. The authors of these books explained how the eyes, the face, and all of nature's natural bodies became windows of the soul. Dr Porter uses remnants of the highly illustrated and graffitied texts on physiognomy to interpret the way that these books were read and viewed, and trace the changes that took place between the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of Romanticism.

Winesburg, Ohio (1919) is Sherwood Anderson's masterpiece, a cycle of short stories concerning life in a small Ohio town at the end of the 19th century. At the centre is George Willard, a young reporter who becomes the confidant of the town's solitary figures. The book has influenced such major American writers as Hemingway, Faulkner, and Updike. This new edition corrects errors in earlier editions and takes into account major criticism and textual scholarship of the last several decades.

Winnie and Wilbur are having a Chinese New Year party! Winnie's magic brings sparkle and spectacle to the occasion but when Wilbur goes missing just before it's time for the fireworks, where can he be?

Winnie and Wilbur are having a Chinese New Year party! Winnie's magic brings sparkle and spectacle to the occasion but when Wilbur goes missing just before it's time for the fireworks, where can he be? Includes an audio CD with an entertaining narrated version of the story including music and sound effects.

Winnie and Wilbur are off to the seaside. Winnie makes a beeline for the sea to cool down. Wilbur makes a beeline for anywhere other than the sea: he hates getting wet. Winnie is having so much fun that she doesn't notice her broomstick being washed out to sea. The mix of magic and mayhem that follows involves a surfer and a whale . . .

Winnie and Wilbur are ready to cook, ready to race, and always ready to help! Join them in twelve hilarious Winnie and Wilbur adventures for reading alone or sharing in this young fiction collection brilliantly illustrated by Korky Paul.

Winnie and Wilbur are up to all sorts of antics from baby-sized to giant-sized and everything in between! Join them in twelve hilarious Winnie and Wilbur adventures for reading alone or sharing in this young fiction collection brilliantly illustrated by Korky Paul.

Winnie and Wilbur are going into space! Winnie conjures a rocket and they blast into orbit. It's quite tricky dealing with all the rocket's controls but it's even trickier knowing what to do with hungry space rabbits . . . will Winnie have enough magic up her sleeve to save the day? It's an astronomical Winnie and Wilbur adventure!