Shakespeare’s Strong Women
From the fiery passion of Juliet, to the unapologetic ambition of Cleopatra, Shakespeare’s Strong Women is a witty, empowering guide to The Bard’s fiercest female characters.
Literature: history and criticism
William Blake and The Sea Monsters of Love
How one visionary inspired 200 years of art, poetry, and protest…
Weaving between the historical, cultural and personal, award-winning author Philip Hoare reveals a web of creative minds and artistic iconoclasts fired with the wild and revolutionary genius of William Blake.
Cleopatra: Histories, Dreams and Distortions
‘Brilliant’ Antonia Fraser, Sunday Times
‘This shimmering study … brilliant and wily’ Marina Warner, Observer
Winner of the FAWCETT PRIZE and EMILY TOTH AWARD
The Bovadium Fragments: Together with ‘The Origin of Bovadium’ by Richard Ovenden
World first publication of a previously unknown short satirical fantasy by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by his son, Christopher Tolkien, and accompanied by illustrations from the author together with an essay, The Origin of Bovadium, by Richard Ovenden OBE.
100 Diaries that Chronicled World Events
A compendium of the most celebrated, revelatory, notorious and heart-wrenching diaries from the great, the good and the downright evil. Including the historical journals of Samuel Pepys and Anne Frank; snapshots of art and culture in the diaries of Frida Kahlo and Kurt Cobain; and windows into the past from Queen Victoria and John Adams.
The Boundless Deep: Young Tennyson, Science and the Crisis of Belief
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE*
A dazzling new biography of young Tennyson by the prize-winning, bestselling author of The Age of Wonder.
The Jane Austen Insult Guide for Well-Bred Women: Serving Tea with a Side Of Scorn
A celebration of the sharpest, wittiest, most beloved Jane Austen characters and their timeless retorts
Literary Landscapes – Literary Landscapes: New York: A book-lover’s tour of the city that never sleeps (Literary Landscapes)
A beautiful photographic stroll around the bookshops, restaurants, literary locations and authors’ neighbourhoods in the Big Apple.
The Real Jane Austen: A Life in Small Things
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
‘It is good to meet the real Jane Austen at last’ Independent on Sunday
‘Brilliantly illuminating … by focusing, chapter by chapter, on one thread or another of Austen’s experience, Byrne allows us to grasp the richness of her inner life’ Guardian
Smith of Wootton Major
A charming new paperback edition of one of J.R.R. Tolkien’s major pieces of short fiction, and his only finished work dating from after the publication of The Lord of the Rings.
Literary Landscapes – Literary Landscapes: Dublin: Explore the city’s vibrant legacy, where every street tells a story (Literary Landscapes)
A bibliophile’s journey through Dublin’s rich heritage, storied lore, and lively craic: exploring bookshops, museums, and authors’ watering holes, offering an experience for literature students, Irish natives, and tourists alike.
The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded edition
The comprehensive collection of letters spanning the adult life of one of the world’s greatest storytellers, now revised and expanded to include more than 150 previously unseen letters, with revealing new insights into The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion.