The Island Race: Englishness, Empire and Gender in the Eighteenth Century
'Elegantly written and handsomely produced ... this is an important book that specialists and nonspecialists alike will find rewarding.'-American Historical Review'Kathleen Wilson's detailed and lively study is ... theoretically rigorous and exemplary in its interdisciplinary approach, encompassing appropriate analysis of drama and poetry as well as a range of extremely well-chosen and intriguing prints and paintings ... This is a book which will appeal to scholars in a wide range of disciplines ... her work fills the reader with renewed enthusiasm for her subject.'-European Journal of English Studies