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Why was there a Turkish mosque adorning Britain's most famous botanic garden in in the eighteenth century? And more importantly,...

Once a week, in late eighteenth-century London, writers of contrasting politics and personalities gathered around a dining table....

This is the inside story of twelve years at the helm of Britain’s greatest theatre.

It is a story of lunatic failures and...

A thrillingly original, labyrinthine journey through myth, art, literature, history, archaeology and memoir.

The tale of how...

In December 1888, Vincent van Gogh cut off his ear. It is the most famous story about any artist in history. But what really...

From the author of the bestselling phenomenon The Hare with Amber Eyes

As you may have guessed by now, I am not in your house...

Meet the unexpected, overlooked and forgotten models of art history.

Who was Picasso's 'Weeping Woman'?
Why was Grace Jones...

Christopher Somerville, author of the acclaimed The January Man, pictured cathedrals as great unmoving bastions of tradition. But...

The Roots of Romanticism is the long-awaited text of Isaiah Berlin's most celebrated set of lectures, the Mellon Lectures,...

Illuminating reflections on painting and drawing from one of the most revered artists of the twentieth century

'Thank God for...

'When the last fire goes out, time too will be finished'

Italo Calvino was one of the most joyful and imaginative writers of...

From the bestselling author of Meetings With Remarkable Manuscripts, a captivating account of the last surviving relic of Thomas...

A guide to the wonders of Venice, conveyed by means of an artist's sketchbook

Matthew Rice is a long-time observer and...

Perfect for father's day: a gift book that asks your Dad to share his experiences, dreams and wishes, creating a personal...

'Tiepolo: the last breath of happiness in Europe'

The eighteenth-century Venetian painter Giambattista Tiepolo spent his life...

A groundbreaking history of architecture told through the relationship between buildings and energy

Reducing energy use is the...

An intimate study of three of Ireland's greatest writers from one of its best-loved contemporary voices, Colm Toibin

In Mad,...

Warhol... , Hackett...

A cultural storm swept through the 1960s - Pop Art, Bob Dylan, psychedelia, underground movies - and at its centre sat a bemused...

John Ruskin overturned Victorian society’s ideas about art and architecture, arguing that ancient buildings must be conserved for...

Susan Sontag's On Photography is a seminal and groundbreaking work on the subject.

Susan Sontag's groundbreaking critique of...

David Thomson's 'Have You Seen?' - A Personal Introduction to 1,000 Films is a quirky, idiosyncratic and hugely entertaining look...

The Yellow House: Van Gogh, Gauguin and Nine Turbulent Weeks in Arles is art critic Martin Gayford's account of the tumultuous...

Palladio (1508-80) combined classical restraint with constant inventiveness. In this study, Professor Ackerman sets Palladio in...

A collection of essays on writers and writing by the Booker-shortlisted novelist and critic.

Writing about real lives takes...

Ambitious and groundbreaking, Electric Shock tells the story of popular music, from the birth of recording in the 1890s to the...

How does the novel represent human consciousness on the page?
In eleven sparkling essays on some of the great novelists of the...

If blockbusters make money no matter how bad they are, then why not make a good one for a change?

How can 3-D be the future of...

Of all the great novelists writing today, none shows the same gift as Martin Amis for writing non-fiction - his essays, literary...

A manual for showbiz survival from am dram to Hollywood and all that lies between.

Luvvies. Tyrannical directors. Useless...

From The Passion of the Christ to Life of Brian, and from The Ten Commandments to Last Temptation of Christ, filmmakers have been...