Natasha Simonova

Reading It Wrong: An Alternative History of Early Eighteenth-Century Literature by Abigail Williams argues that misunderstanding popular literature was a sign of its success.

A lively, privileged group of young intellectuals grew ever more alarmed by the crises that struck Britain in the mid-1740s.

Although not allowed to study at university, women in 18th-century England still found ways to join – and challenge – the scholarly world.