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 year…

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

of age and know what it is to be raised on lies and silence...'To the authorities in pursuit of him, outlaw Ned Kelly is a…

Acclaimed for its penetration, balance and insight, Modern Greece tells the story of Greece and the Greek people from the…

An evocative account of a childhood summer spent beside the sea in Norfolk by brother and sister, Eustace and Hilda.…

• Rok vydání 2020

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

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

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

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

• Rok vydání 2024

\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…

• Rok vydání 2004

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

• Rok vydání 2022

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

As part of the Light Division created to act as the advance guard of Wellington's army, the 95th Rifles are the first into…

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

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His extraordinary work, in the words of this volume's editor Seamus Heaney, encourages us 'to be more resolutely and…

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

Opening with the Ottoman victory in 1453 it is a breathtaking story of military crusading, Barbary pirates, white slavery…

• Rok vydání 2018

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

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

• Rok vydání 2020

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

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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\nA luminous exploration of exile - the people who have experienced it, and the places they inhabit - from the award-winning…

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

• Rok vydání 2025

It unleashed one of the greatest scandals in modern American politics and ended with Nixon's humiliating resignation. Could…

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

When the Lights Went Out goes in search of what really happened, what it felt like at the time and where it was all leading…

• Rok vydání 1965

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…

• Rok vydání 2023

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

Offering a realistic account of the bits of our lives advertising agencies prefer to ignore, this book is suitable for…

Difficult Men is an insightful history of popular US TV drama which traces the emergence of shows such as The Sopranos,…

Isabella de' Medici was the hostess of a glittering circle in Renaissance Florence. It was this affair - and her very…

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

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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…

• Rok vydání 1965

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…

He encourage Elizabeth to make war against the Catholic Irish rebels, with extreme brutality and oversaw the execution of…

The classic biography of the hugely influential American folk singer who inspired a generation of songwriters, including…

After Gropius\' agonized decision to leave Nazi Germany in 1933, she explores his life in exile by tracing how a…

• Rok vydání 2013

Sarah Losh, strong-willed and passionate, an architect and an intellectual who dumbfounded critics with her genius and…

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy both passed away in the 1950s, yet their films still have the power to reduce audiences old and…

Led by Erasmus Darwin, the Lunar Society of Birmingham was formed from a group of amateur experimenters, tradesmen and…

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From a small Iron Age settlement on the banks of the Tiber, Rome grew to become the centre of an Empire that dominated the…