A meditation on the colour spectrum by the painter, poet and film-maker, Derek Jarman. He explains the use of colour in…

Long Day's Journey into Night was written in 1940 but not staged until 1956, after O'Neill's death. Unashamedly…

A poetic meditation on life and death, by one of the most renowned and respected film-makers and intellectuals of our time.…

A series of autobiographical fragments, interviews and newspapers extracts in which the painter, theatre designer and…

A raw, cerebral work devoted to the inextricability of pleasure and pain, and to the question of what role, if any,…

There also lingers the legacy of her great-grandfather Ted, the warder who slipped and fell moments before reaching the…

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY NEIL BARTLETT 'The life-affirming expression of an artist engaged in living to the full' The…

Widely regarded as the best British painter since Turner, very little is known about Francis Bacon's life. In this, the…

The creator of the Hunchback of Notre Dame, Henry VIII and Captain Bligh, Charles Laughton's career spans 50 films and 40…

The Sunday Times BestsellerThis is the inside story of twelve years at the helm of Britain's greatest theatre. of opening…

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY SIR PAUL MCCARTNEYFirst published in 1964 and 1965, In His Own Write and A Spaniard in the Works are…

Bullfighting - the ultimate spectator sport. Beyond the theatre, the costume and the well-worn plot she focuses on the fact…

Over seventeen years and nine collections, John Burnside has built - in the words of Bernard O'Donoghue - 'a poetic corpus…

'Hungry City is a sinister real-life sequel to Animal Farm with the plot turned upside down by time in ways even George…

Shows how easy it is to transform everyday items into extraordinary statement pieces. This book features 24 inspiring and…

The story of Tommy Nutter is the story of a man who climbs up from nothing to reshape the silhouette of British fashion. It…

Greta Garbo's enduring legend derives from her incandescent performances as a woman in love in such classics as Camille,…

Witty, comedic and engrossing, this second collection showcases the range of W. The delightful satires of marriage Lady…

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Her new book, invaluable for all who want to write as well as read poems, reveals the journey of thought, language and music…

In 1863, the French painter Ernest Meissonier was one of the most famous artists in the world and the darling of the 'Salon'…

Deals with the Rabbitte family from Barrytown, Dublin. In this title, we follow the rapid rise of Jimmy Rabbitte's soul…

The vivid scenes on the Bayeux Tapestry depict the events leading up to the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Hicks shows us this…

Poem for the Day Two is a repeat of the formula which made Poem for the Day such a well-loved favourite. Chosen for their…

Lancelot Brown changed the face of eighteenth-century England, designing country estates and mansions, moving hills and…

* 'Great art has dreadful manners...' Simon Schama observes at the start of his epic exploration of the power, and whole…

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Winner of the East Anglian Book of the Year 2015 Winner of the New Angle Book Prize 2017John Craske, a Norfok fisherman, was…

This 1997 revised and updated biography of the celebrated artist, using the mass of new material which has come to light…

Diane Arbus was one of the greatest photographers of the last century. Richard Avedon later championed Arbus's work. Avedon…

From 1950 to 1962, John Richardson lived near Picasso in France and was a friend of the artist. After Picasso's death, his…

Intends to recreate the Pablo Picasso's life and work during the decade of 1907-17 - a period during which the artist and…