Ancient Sagas and epics
Fontana Classics – The Odyssey (Fontana Classics)
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The Lost Voices of Pompeii: The Final Day in Seven Lives
‘Delightful … Venner builds an excellent narrative of a city that was thriving and bustling with life at the very point it was snuffed out.’ The Times
We all know how the people of Pompeii died. But what about how they lived?
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Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global
*A FINANCIAL TIMES, GUARDIAN AND TLS BOOK OF THE SUMMER*
‘The fascinating story of ancient words … new revelations await’ The Guardian
‘A magisterial feat’ New Scientist
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How to Fit All of Ancient Greece in an Elevator
‘Irresistibly fascinating’ MARIE CLAIRE GREECE
‘Essential’ VICTORIA HISLOP
‘Brilliantly conceived’ PAUL CARTLEDGE
An enormous bestseller in Greece, this is a bold, witty retelling of the story of Ancient Greece by a rising star in archaeology
How to Be: Life Lessons from the Early Greeks
A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR
What is the nature of things? Must I think my own way through the world? What is justice? How can I be me? How should we treat each other?
The Great British Tree Biography: 50 legendary trees and the tales behind them
Inspired by the history of Britain, from the tree under which the first trade union was formed to the branches from which outlaws were hanged, The Great British Tree Biography details the fascinating stories associated with trees throughout the history of the British Isles.
Collins Classics – Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Collins Classics)
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In the Shadow of Vesuvius: A Life of Pliny
‘Never less than compelling … She consistently succeeds in bringing what might otherwise seem dusty and remote to vivid life’ Tom Holland, Literary Review
‘Starts with an erupting volcano – and then gets more exciting … Wonderfully rich, witty, insightful and wide-ranging’ Sarah Bakewell
Hollow Places: An Unusual History of Land and Legend
‘Impossible to summarise and delightfully absorbing, Hadley’s book is comfortably the most unexpected history book of the year’ Sunday Times
A luminous journey through a thousand years of folklore and English history.
Viking Britain: A History
A new narrative history of the Viking Age, interwoven with exploration of the physical remains and landscapes that the Vikings fashioned and walked: their rune-stones and ship burials, settlements and battlefields.
An Odyssey: A Father, A Son and an Epic: SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2017
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2017
SHORTLISTED FOR THE LONDON HELLENIC PRIZE 2017
WINNER OF THE PRIX MÉDITERRANÉE 2018
From the award-winning, best-selling writer: a deeply moving tale of a father and son’s transformative journey in reading – and reliving – Homer’s epic masterpiece.