09 August 2026,
The Misfortunes of Elphin turns Welsh legend into a comic romance about Taliesin, failed rulers and bardic resistance. Through the lens of Homer's epic poetry and Christopher Nolan's retelling of
The Odyssey, we look at how Peacock uses song as memory, judgement and cultural survival.
Read More… 04 August 2026,
Volume II of Robert Bage’s
Hermsprong is published today in paperback and ebook. The novel’s arguments about rank, authority and women’s independence now move into sharper conflict.
Read More…03 August 2026,
Maid Marian turns the Robin Hood legend into a comic romance about liberty, authority and justice. Peacock’s greenwood is not a blueprint for reform, but a place where corrupt power can be laughed at and evaded.
Read More… 27 July 2026,
Nightmare Abbey does not mock Romantic poetry from a distance: Peacock knew the world he was satirising. This post looks at Shelley, Byron, Coleridge and the early nineteenth-century making of literary celebrity.
Read More… 20 July 2026,
Nightmare Abbey turns Gothic gloom and Romantic melancholy into comedy. Peacock’s target is not sorrow itself, but the moment despair becomes style, system and self-display.
Read More… 13 July 2026,
Headlong Hall is Peacock’s first comic experiment: a country-house gathering where every guest seems to have a theory. The joke is not that ideas are foolish, but that clever people so often turn partial truths into complete systems.
Read More… 23 June 2026,
Volume I of Charlotte Lennox's
The Female Quixote is now available in a restored two-volume edition from P-Wave Classics. Discover one of the eighteenth century's most original and thought-provoking heroines.
Read More…22 June 2026,
Arabella's cure appears to restore order and common sense. Yet
The Female Quixote leaves open a more troubling question: what is lost when imagination yields to reality?
Read More…14 June 2026,
Arabella's clothes in
The Female Quixote are beautiful, expensive, and entirely wrong. That is precisely the point.
Read More…08 June 2026,
Arabella does not merely read romances, she lives inside them. Charlotte Lennox's novel explores how stories shape identity, perception, and our understanding of reality itself.
Read More…02 June 2026,
Why is
Hermsprong being published in three volumes? The answer reveals how novels were originally written, published and read in the late eighteenth century.
Read More…25 May 2026,
Charlotte Lennox’s
The Female Quixote is often described as a female version of
Don Quixote. But Arabella’s romance-shaped imagination reveals something far stranger — and more unsettling — about the world around her.
Read More…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…28 April 2026,
P-Wave Classics are made to be read, not merely admired from a distance. Here’s why our editions use compact paperbacks, readable type, standard paperback paper and restored volume structures where appropriate.
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…16 February 2026,
Readers can now buy P-Wave Press paperback and hardback editions directly from our website at a reduced price. A quiet way to support an independent publisher and join our growing literary journey.
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.
Read More…22 December 2025,
As 2025 draws to a close, we reflect on a wonderful year for P-Wave Press and send heartfelt wishes of peace, connection and joy to all. Here’s to good stories, new discoveries and meaningful moments in 2026.
Read More…23 October 2025,
Celebrate the launch of
Crotchet Castle & Gryll Grange by Thomas Love Peacock, now available in a beautifully presented new edition from P-Wave Classics. Two comic gems from a forgotten master of satire, updated for today’s reader.
Read More…29 September 2025,
As autumn settles in, we're celebrating the season of books—from cosy reading moments to the exciting releases ahead, including our next P-Wave Classic.
Read More…22 September 2025,
The current wave of enthusiasm for classics reflects the joy of discovery. At P-Wave Press, we find that same spirit in the radical literature of the late 18th and early 19th century, where writers challenged society across class and gender.
Read More…15 September 2025,
On 23 October we publish
Crotchet Castle & Gryll Grange, bringing together Thomas Love Peacock’s two final and most accomplished novels. Readers can preview the book now, pre-order the ebook, or request it on NetGalley.
Read More…04 September 2025,
Today marks the publication of
Maid Marian & The Misfortunes of Elphin, the second title in the P-Wave Classics series. Join us as we continue our journey into the wit, satire and charm of Thomas Love Peacock.
Read More…19 May 2025,
We’re thrilled to announce the next P-Wave Classic:
Maid Marian & The Misfortunes of Elphin by Thomas Love Peacock, releasing on 4 September 2025. Pre-order now or request an advance review copy!
Read More…05 May 2025,
You can now order P-Wave Press paperbacks and hardbacks directly from our website! Plus, we have a rich autumn lineup coming soon, including new P-Wave Classics and more from L.A. Davenport.
Read More…15 April 2025,
This week’s #TuesdayBookClub celebrates the launch of our first P-Wave Classic:
Headlong Hall & Nightmare Abbey by Thomas Love Peacock. An all-new edition with fresh introductions and notes to bring Peacock’s wit and satire to a new generation of readers.
Read More…11 April 2025,
P-Wave Press launches its new P-Wave Classics imprint with
Headlong Hall and
Nightmare Abbey—two sparkling satires by Thomas Love Peacock, now available in paperback and ebook. A witty, philosophical rediscovery of one of English literature’s overlooked voices.
Read More…13 January 2025,
P-Wave Press launches its new imprint,
P-Wave Classics, with
Headlong Hall and
Nightmare Abbey by Thomas Love Peacock. Discover timeless satire and wit in this beautifully crafted edition, available 11 April 2025.
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