Books published by Editon Synapse

"The Loiterer" was a weekly periodical comprising essays of Jane Austen's elder brothers, James and Henry, who were living in Oxford at the time of its publication. This book provides information on this literary genre which is said to have been in flourish during the late 1780s and early 1790s.

Reprints seven publications from the 17th to early 19th century, which influenced Robert Malthus and his 'Population' - one of the significant works in the history of thought.

Contains 32 English and American burlesques of Shakespeare dating from the 19th century. This book provides introductions for each volume that give the background to the topic. It also features a foreword that provides a survey of subsequent scholarship and criticism.

Presents a reprint of the "Victorian Who's Who" published in London in 1897. This book covers more than six thousand notable people from late nineteenth-century London society, including many who do not feature in other biographical sources such as the "Dictionary of National Biography".

Marianne North was the most popular and well-known lady-traveller in the 19th century England. This book offers a chronological history of her travelling, and represents research material on Victorian lady travellers.

Playing a useful role for the Meiji Japan's exchange with the western society, this journal contains articles on politics, commerce, and economics, and also on the cultural activities of early Japanologists and the Asiatic Society of Japan.