Peter Garratt

About The Author

Peter Garratt is Associate Professor of English at Durham University. He has written and edited several books on Victorian literature and culture, often focusing on intersections between fiction, philosophy and science. His most recent title, as co-editor, is Nineteenth-Century British Literature and Philosophy, Vol. II: 1830–72 (2023).

Books by Peter Garratt

On the Origin of Species (Concise Edition)
By Charles Darwin
Foreword by Marika Taylor / Introduction by Peter Garratt
Darwin's masterpiece helped shaped the cultural landscape of the world today. Now in a digestible, pocket format for the modern reader.

Initially received with muted applause, Darwin's The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection was soon recognized as the breakthrough...
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Short Stories from the Age of Queen Victoria
Foreword by Peter Garratt
An era marked by sweeping change, the age of Queen Victoria was a time of rapid modernization as well as social and political upheaval, which is reflected in its literature. Bridging the gap between the Romantic and Modern traditions, Victorian writers held a mirror to society, chronicling the te...
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