Two Houses, Two Kingdoms by Catherine Hanley: an extract
Two Houses, Two Kingdoms is an exhilarating, accessible chronicle of the ruling families of France and England, showing how two dynasties formed one extraordinary…
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‘Working Mothers’ – An extract from Bread Winner by Emma Griffin
Escape Into Art, Look Through the Lens of History, Seek Certainty in Science … To help us all keep on reading over the coming…
Einstein on the Run: How Britain Saved the World’s Greatest Scientist
In autumn 1933, Albert Einstein found himself living alone in an isolated holiday hut in rural England. There, he toiled peacefully at mathematics while…
Cursed Britain: A History of Witchcraft and Black Magic in Modern Times
Throughout British history, the power of witchcraft, curses and black magic has endured. Whether in the 1800s or the early 2000s, when disasters struck…
Younger Sons of Regency England (Part II) – William Yescombe
In Regency England, the eldest son usually inherited almost everything while his younger brothers, left with little inheritance, had to make a crucial decision:…
Younger Sons of Regency England (Part I) – The Story of Benjamin Smith
In Regency England, the eldest son usually inherited almost everything while his younger brothers, left with little inheritance, had to make a crucial decision:…
The Road Before Me Weeps by Nick Thorpe – An Extract
War and chaos in Syria and Iraq, violence in Afghanistan, and hopelessness in countries bordering war zones have spurred several million refugees and migrants…
Peace at Last: A Portrait of Armistice Day by Guy Cuthbertson – An Extract
Armistice Day was declared on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, 1918. In Peace at Last, author Guy Cuthbertson,…
Radical Sacrifice by Terry Eagleton, An Extract
We’re thrilled to be publishing Terry Eagleton’s latest work, Radical Sacrifice. Written in Eagleton’s trademark piercing and erudite style, this trenchant analysis uproots the modern…
Whistler’s Mother by Daniel Sutherland & Georgia Toutziari, An Extract
Discover the woman behind the portrait. Anna Whistler, the subject of the iconic portrait, Whistler’s Mother raised one of the finest artists of the nineteenth century….
The Ukrainian Night by Marci Shore, an extract
In The Ukrainian Night, historian Marci Shore examines the extraordinary events on the Maidan, Kiev’s central square, during the Winter of 2013 – 14. While the…
Jane Austen: A Brief Life, by Fiona Stafford – An Extract
On this day in 1817, Jane Austen passed away in Winchester, England at the age of 41. In her short life, Austen composed some…
Praetorian by Guy de la Bédoyère – an extract
In his latest work, Praetorian: The Rise and Fall of Rome’s Imperial Bodyguard, Guy de la Bédoyère traces the compelling history of the elite soldiers…
The Last Lover by Can Xue – An Extract
Beautifully translated by Annelise Finegan Wasmoen as part of the Margellos World Republic of Letters, this novel brings Xue’s imaginative vision to bear on the complicated…
The Narrow Edge: Bay of Plenty
The Narrow Edge: A Tiny Bird, an Ancient Crab, and an Epic Journey follows the extraordinary migration of red knots (tiny sandpipers weighing no more than…
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