Set in Peru during the 1950s, "Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter" is the story of an 18 year old student who falls for a 32…

\nMeet the Oracle of Delphi in ancient Greece in this transporting tale of the classical world by the radical Nobel Laureate…

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Following the end of the First World War, Eneas McNulty joins the British-led Royal Irish Constabulary. Tender, witty,…

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\'No musician or music lover should be without it.\' BBC Music MagazineRobert Schumann was far ahead of his time: his music…

Set on the banks of the River Thames in the literary world,P.D. James's Original Sin is the ninth Adam Dalgliesh mystery and…

\nA delightful, nostalgic ramble around the hostelries of London from a bygone age.\n…

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The most popular series of movies in the history of cinema, the Star Wars trilogy altered forever our notion of what the…

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Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder introduce an essential collection of essays arguing how and why we need to fight for Black…

Robert Aickman (1914-1981) was the grandson of Richard Marsh, a leading Victorian novelist of the occult. Though his chief…

those who expect a universalization of the Great War must look for it elsewhere.'Memoirs of an Infantry Officer, first…

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\nAn original and profound portrait of contemporary Britain told through the testimonies of its inhabitants.\n…

Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) was born in Dorset. He left school at sixteen to work as an apprentice for an architect who…

In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems and by the personal…

State of the Nation: British Theatre since 1945 looks at post-war Britain from a theatrical perspective.…

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\nCould these forebodings help the world to prevent disasters?In 1966, John Barker, a dynamic psychiatrist working in an…

Christopher Nolan's previous films have presented a dark vision of the uncertainties of the twentieth-first century. With…

\nThe untold story of the hidden places across Britainthat have slipped through the fingers of history.\n…

A title that combines Wildean pastiche, political history, artistic debate, spoof reminiscence, and song-and-dance in…

George III's behaviour has often been odd, but now he is deranged, with rumours circulating that he has even addressed an…

The play was revived by the Donmar Warehouse, London, in February 2018. Winner of the London Critics' Circle Award for Best…

David Hare's explosive new play portrays the history of a twenty year intimate friendship and its public repercussions.…

\n\'In its gem-like miniature quality, among the best books ever written.\' New York TimesBefore Lawrence Durrell became a…

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When on Christmas Day, 1130, Roger de Hauteville was crowned first King of Sicily, the island entered a golden age. In this…

Between 1856 and 1876, five explorers, all British, took on the seemingly impossible task of discovering the source of the…

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Following the release of Gangs of New York, this is an updated edition of the study of America's foremost film director. It…

Of his own titles this was A.J.P. Taylor\'s favourite. The title alone provides a strong clue. Derived from the Ford…

\nTrapped in History tells how the British colonised Kenya and how African nationalism arose under Jomo Kenyatta. Trapped in…

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\nFive exceptional women; one London square. A spellbinding group biography by a luminous new talent.\n…

A magisterial work of gripping history, City of Fortune tells the story of the Venetian ascent from lagoon dwellers to the…

The Wars of the Roses turned England upside down. Between 1455 and 1485, four kings, including Richard III, lost their…

A new history of mankind's evolution…

Is Santa Claus really a magic mushroom in disguise? In this timely and definitive study, Andy Letcher strips away the myths…

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\'A vivid and humane study of the Plantagenets\' diabolical and devious first family - a real joy to read.\' Dan Jones,…

The Time by the Sea is about Ronald Blythe's life in Aldeburgh during the 1950s. He had originally come to the Suffolk coast…

Tells the story of ten exceptional generals who left their mark on Britain, the British Empire, and the world. Some -…

Already famous throughout Europe for his theories of planetary motion and gravity, Isaac Newton decided to take on the job…

Tells the story of the rise of the British Empire, from the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837 to her Diamond Jubilee in…

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In 1965, one song defined a generation caught the questing spirit of the era and changed the rules of the possible in…

The overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi has been one of the twenty-first century's defining moments: the Arab world's most bizarre…

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\nThe timeless and compelling \'word-music\' of one of Britain\'s oldest cultural treasures is captured in this new…

\nThe bizarre and little known story of how a hubristicArchduke became the puppet Emperor of Mexico -with tragic results and…

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Controversially denied the Russian Booker Prize - the Jury President branded it as a kind of 'computer virus designed to…

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What was Mozart really like? Wild? Sublime? Responsible? Fun-loving? Bright? Foul-mouthed? Reading these sparkling new…

\nA magisterial and profoundly perceptive survey of Britain\'s post-war role on the global stage, from Suez to Brexit. \'The…

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In a sparkling, fast-paced narrative, Shakespeare's Kings chronicles the turbulent events that inspired Shakespeare's…

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Farewell the Trumpets: An Imperial Retreat traces the momentous decline and fall of the greatest of empires - from Queen…

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Yet a million and half men died in North East Italy in a war that need never have happened, when Italy declared war on the…