Lawrence of Arabia’s War – An Introduction by Neil Faulkner
‘A misfit and maverick, a romantic and orientalist, an archaeologist and wartime intelligence officer, he was perhaps a…
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Easter & Medieval Food – by Chris Woolgar
Easter and Medieval Food by Chris Woolgar, author of The Culture of Food in England, 1200–1500 Chocolate eggs,…
The Secret Poisoner: An Introduction
Linda Stratmann‘s latest book – and BBC Radio 2 Book Club’s recent choice – The Secret Poisoner: A Century…
Aubrey Beardsley, Oscar Wilde and Salome
Aubrey Beardsley, Oscar Wilde and Salome by Linda Gertner Zatlin, author of Aubrey Beardsley: A Catalogue Raisonné Artistic…
Tristan Perich’s Art of Music by Patrick Coleman
Patrick Coleman, co-author of The Art of Music – Right now, one of the most exciting art exhibitions…
Elements of Power: What’s Behind the Screen of your Smartphone?
David Abraham on The Elements of Power Smartphone and tablet packaging doesn’t have an ingredients list. You might…
Mary I: England’s Catholic Queen
‘Edwards has comprehensively defeated a persistent and painful historical myth and replaced it with something more complicated, more…
The Rise & Fall of the Angevin Empire – by Richard Huscroft
‘The history of the Angevin Empire is not just one of kings, queens, warlords and saints.’ Author of…
The Persian Wars: Why We Must Attend to Sparta
‘The degree of originality in this book is remarkable.’ – Donald Kagan, author of The Peloponnesian War In…
The Two Futures of the Arab World, An Essay By Tarek Osman
Five years since the Arab uprisings, a political, cultural and social battle is still raging across the Middle…
Translating Karl Kraus & The Last Days of Mankind
Austrian satirist Karl Kraus’s famous Die letzten Tage der Menschheit – or in English The Last Days of Mankind – remains powerfully…
The Anglo-Saxon World: Kings and Early Christianity
Understanding the development of religion in the Anglo-Saxon world is pivotal to understanding the rest of this ancient…
Patrick Modiano’s Paris
Patrick Modiano’s Paris – Article by Mark Polizzotti, translator of Suspended Sentences & After the Circus Patrick Modiano’s…
A Beginner’s Guide to Wine, Part IV
With the holidays upon us and the weather turning colder, November and December offer plenty of opportunity for…
Dirty Coal – The Real Priority for the Paris Conference
The United Nations Conference on Climate Change – an annual meeting of all countries that want to take…