12 May 2026,
Volume I of Robert Bage’s
Hermsprong is published today by P-Wave Classics. A radical satire of class, gender and social hypocrisy, restored to its original three-volume form.
Read More…11 May 2026,
What did education prepare women for in the 1790s: thought, work or marriage? In
Hermsprong, Robert Bage exposes the assumptions that kept women praised in theory but constrained in practice.
Read More…04 May 2026,
Maria Fluart is not merely a strong heroine, she is a problem for polite society. In
Hermsprong, Robert Bage uses wit and humour to expose the limits placed on women in the 1790s.
Read More…21 April 2026,
The Coquette is published today in a new P-Wave Classics edition. Explore its themes, history and continuing relevance through our four-part essay series.
Read More… 20 April 2026,
How Eliza Wharton’s story in
The Coquette has been judged and reinterpreted for over two centuries. A reflection on reputation, morality and the ongoing scrutiny of women’s lives.
Read More…13 April 2026,
Why does
Hermsprong largely ignore London? Robert Bage’s novel challenges the cultural dominance of the capital and gives voice to a growing provincial readership in late eighteenth-century Britain.
Read More…08 April 2026,
To celebrate its launch, a reflection on Charlotte Lennox’s
The Female Quixote and the enduring power of books to shape imagination, expectation and desire. Exploring Arabella’s world, where fiction and reality collide with surprising and unsettling consequences.
Read More…23 March 2026,
How private letters shaped public reputation in
The Coquette. A reflection on communication, judgement and the fragility of privacy then and now.
Read More…16 March 2026,
Why does Hermsprong insist on travelling everywhere on foot? In late eighteenth-century Britain, walking signalled social rank, and Bage turns that simple act into a quiet challenge to the hierarchy of polite society.
Read More…09 March 2026,
The real-life tragedy behind
The Coquette. How Elizabeth Whitman’s story became one of early America’s most enduring novels.
Read More…02 March 2026,
P-Wave Classics publishes Volume I of Robert Bage’s
Hermsprong (1796), restoring the radical novel to its original three-volume form. A bold satire of privilege and power, newly introduced and annotated.
Read More…09 February 2026,
Why does
The Coquette still matter in 2026? A reflection on reputation, restraint and the limits of female freedom, then and now, as pre-orders open for a new P-Wave Classics edition.
Read More…02 February 2026,
A fresh edition of Hannah Webster Foster’s landmark novel
The Coquette, exploring freedom, judgement and reputation in early America. Featuring rare historical responses and new editorial insight.
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