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'A masterly, vivid and original sketch, not just of the history but of the culture (or cultures) of the Church of England across nearly five centur...

Trieste and the Meaning of Nowhere is a beautifully written tribute to the truly unique city of Trieste from Jan Morris, the bestselling author of ...

'I have never before in my life kept a diary of my thoughts, and here at the start of my ninth decade, having for the moment nothing much else to w...

Review 'Reveals that Morris' writing is just as elegant and erudite, and her mind just as supple, playful, curious, rigorous, humorous and sur...

In a wonderfully evocative collection of her travel writing and reportage from over five decades, Jan Morris - a constant traveller - has produced ...

The humour of self-deprecation is peculiarly English. Few people do it better than Jeremy Lewis. His first two autobiographical volumes - Playing f...

Published one year on from her death, at the age of ninety-four, Jan Morris' Allegorizings is the final despatch from one of the greatest chronicle...

Veniceby Jan Morris is an international bestseller, a beautifully written immersion in Venetian life and a love letter to Italy's most iconic city.

The Atlantic has borne witness to major historic events that have drastically shaped humanity with each crossing of its path. In this broad and rea...

'Full of glorious examples of caller wisdom [with] laugh-out-loud anecdotes' Allison Pearson, Sunday Telegraph Jeremy Vine has been presenting his...

Throughout the 1940s, forgers helped thousands of children escape Nazi France. In this instant New York Times bestseller, Kristin Harmel reimagines...

This succinct history of Germany will take you on an incredible journey through time spanning from the 1500s to the present. Focusing on Germany in...

Whilst living amongst Peruvian Indians, anthropologist Jeremy Narby learned of their phenomenal knowledge of plants and biochemical interactions, g...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2023 THE SUNDAY TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Profoundly moving.' EDMUND DE WAAL 'A wo...