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This is the authorized biography of the English tenor Peter Pears. Pears made a unique contribution to twentieth-century music, not only as an inte...

This spirited collection features four wry observations from the father of American literature, Mark Twain. The cards are paired with envelopes wit...

Review An acerbically witty and entertaining survey ... a work of stubborn persistence, or resistance. ― Sunday TimesOne of journalism's great...

Celebrated children's writer Hans Christian Andersen arrives, unannounced, for a stay at Gad's Hill Place in the Kent marshes - home to Charles Dic...

For Who the Bell Tolls is a book that explains the grammar that people really need to know, such as the fact that an apostrophe is the difference b...

Product Description 'A cleverly constructed plot, at once romantic and threatening, promotes Tom Benjamin to the first division of crime writ...

Review Previous praise for David Crystal: Crystal's book is full of distractions and delights ― Daily ExpressRefreshing and briskly written .....

Original tales by remarkable writers Hometown Tales is a series of books pairing exciting new voices with some of the most talented and important ...

Review This eye-opening account... is an epic, continent-spanning story that reaches right into the present. ― History Revealed 'Dickie's book ac...

Review Full of insight, empathy and wry laughter ― GuardianA joy to read . . . Like McGregor, Clarke is attuned to landscape in a way that is ...

Review Fascinating -- Laura Freeman ― The Times Very entertaining . . . the preservation of old houses, a cause with which many of the leading ch...

The English eccentric is under threat. In our increasingly homogenised society, these celebrated parts of our national identity are anomalies that ...

August, 1755. Newcastle, on the north bank of the Tyne. In the fields, men and women are getting the harvest in. Sunlight, o...

From the bestselling author of The Tao of Pooh, a uniquely authentic translation of the enduring Tao Te Ching based on the meanings of the ancient ...

C. S. Lewis offers a magisterial take on the literature and poetry of one of the most consequential periods in world history, providing deep insigh...

Product Description Milo Goes Bananas (Picture Storybooks) About the Author Benjamin Richards trained in Art and Graphic Design before turning h...

Review One of our finest writers, Warner is an original, a school of fiction all his own. He has never been afraid to take risks with style or sub...

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...

Product Description 'Beautifully researched account, full of humour and personal insight'David Crystal, author of Making Sense: The Glamorous Sto...