{"title":"Daisy Hay","description":"\u003cp\u003eDaisy Hay is a celebrated biographer and historian, known for her insightful explorations into the lives of influential literary figures. Her work captivates readers with a unique blend of detailed research and engaging narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn her book \u003cem\u003eDinner with Joseph Johnson\u003c\/em\u003e, Hay delves into the vibrant world of the 18th-century publisher Joseph Johnson, who was a central figure in London’s intellectual and literary circles. The book offers a fascinating glimpse into the minds and works of writers and thinkers who gathered over dinner to discuss ideas that would shape the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith \u003cem\u003eThe Making of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e, Hay provides a compelling account of the artistic and philosophical influences that contributed to the creation of one of literature's most enduring works, \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e. She meticulously examines the experiences and encounters that inspired Shelley’s imagination, making it an essential read for enthusiasts of literary history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDaisy Hay's collections fall under Biography and Memoir, breathing life into historical figures, while offering readers a rich tapestry of the social and intellectual contexts in which they lived and worked. Her books are a treasure for those who enjoy unravelling the stories behind some of literature's most legendary personalities.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"dinner-with-joseph-johnson-by-daisy-hay-9781784701079","title":"Dinner with Joseph Johnson","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA portrait of a radical age via the writers who gather around a publisher's dining table - from William Wordsworth to Mary Wollstonecraft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLonglisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn late eighteenth-century London, a group of extraordinary people gathered around a dining table once a week.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe host was Joseph Johnson, publisher and bookseller, and he was joined at dinner by a shifting constellation of great minds including William Blake, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Wordsworth, Henry Fuseli, Anna Barbauld, and Mary Wollstonecraft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJohnson's years as a maker of books saw profound change in Britain and abroad. In this remarkable portrait of a revolutionary age, Daisy Hay captures a changing nation through the stories of the men and women who wrote it into being, and whose ideas still influence us today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Rich in period and personal detail'\u003c\/em\u003e - Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Hugely engrossing'\u003c\/em\u003e - Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46370722283756,"sku":"9781784701079","price":34.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/11625623482823.jpg?v=1744808598"},{"product_id":"the-making-of-mary-shelleys-frankenstein-by-daisy-hay-9781851244867","title":"The Making of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Invention...does not consist in creating out of void, but out of chaos’ - Mary Shelley\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 200 years since its first publication, the story of Frankenstein's creation during stormy days and nights at Byron's Villa Diodati on Lake Geneva has become literary legend. In this book, Daisy Hay returns to the objects and manuscripts of the novel's genesis in order to assemble its story anew. \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e was inspired by the extraordinary people surrounding the eighteen-year-old author and by the places and historical dramas that formed the backdrop of her youth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing manuscripts, portraits, illustrations and artefacts, \u003cem\u003eThe Making of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e explores the novel's time and place, its people, the relics of its long afterlife and the notebooks in which it was created. Hay strips \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e back to its constituent parts, revealing an uneven novel written by a young woman deeply engaged in the process of working out what she thought about the pressing issues of her time: science, politics, religion, slavery, maternity, the imagination, creativity and community. This is a compelling and innovative biography of the novel for all those fascinated by its essential, brilliant chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘A welcome addition...This book is an excellent introduction to the novel; and for those of us who know it well, it offers an excellent reminder of why it is so good.’ - \u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46846515904748,"sku":"9781851244867","price":44.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/3004543482847.jpg?v=1758911103"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/daisy-hay.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}