With God's Little Book of Hope, words of refreshment and encouragement are always at hand, and they will bring renewed...

Bill Bryson’s biography of William Shakespeare unravels the superstitions, academic discoveries and myths surrounding the life of...

Lady Chatterley's Lover was banned on its publication in 1928, creating a storm of controversy. Lawrence tells the story of...

'Where you arrive does not matter so much as what sort of person you are when you arrive there.'
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4BC-AD...

In Preface to Paradise Lost, C. S. Lewis presents an illuminating reflection on John Milton's Paradise Lost, the seminal classic...

'Is Mr. Heathcliff a man? If so, is he mad? And if not, is he a devil?'
Set on the bleak moors of Yorkshire, Lockwood is forced...

‘The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.’

When Basil Hallward paints the portrait of young, handsome Dorian...

‘Orlando had become a woman – there is no denying it. But in every other respect, Orlando remained precisely as he had been. The...

‘Big Brother is Watching You.’

Winston Smith rewrites history. It’s his job. Hidden away in the Record Department of the...

What is the nature of things? Must I think my own way through the world? What is justice? How can I be me? How should we treat...

From the creation of the first encyclopedia to Wikipedia, from ancient museums to modern kindergarten classes—here is...

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George Bernard Shaw’s classic play...

There is not just one story of silk.
In silk is science, history and mythology.
In silk is the future.
Aarathi Prasad's Silk...

For centuries, Hampton Court has been a place of power, scandal and intrigue: a stage for events that shaped the nation. The...

Every night, above our heads, a drama of epic proportions is playing out. Diamond planets, zombie stars, black holes heavier than...

Anaesthetising a fish, x-raying a frog and hospitalising a walrus are all in a day's work for the world's wildest veterinarian....

Less a mystery unsolved than a secret well kept

The mystery has haunted generations since the Second World War: Who betrayed...

From The Gashlycrumb Tinies to The Doubtful Guest, Edward Gorey's wickedly funny and deliciously sinister little books have...

"For a time I believed that mankind had been swept out of existence, and that I stood there alone, the last man left...

How to Be a Christian brings together the best of Lewis’s insights on Christian practice and its expression in our daily lives....

How to Read provides guidance and reflections on the love and enjoyment of books. Engaging and enlightening, this well-rounded...

This is an astonishing new account of Alexander the Great - one of the most important figures of the ancient world, whose earlier...

Eleven years when Britain had no king.

In 1649 Britain was engulfed by revolution.

On a raw January afternoon, the Stuart...

Together in one special volume, selections from the best of beloved, bestselling author C. S. Lewis’s classic works for readers...

A collection of Lewis’s essays against ‘the new morality’ – a fine collection representing Lewis at his most...

‘It came with the wind through the silence of the night, a long, deep mutter, then a rising howl, and then the sad moan in which...

'There was no doubt about it: if you wanted to succeed you had to go away. You could do nothing in Dublin.'

From a child...

Alice laughed. ‘There’s no use trying,’ she said: ‘one can’t believe impossible things.’ ‘I dare say you haven’t had much...

'Fifteen men on the dead man's chest –Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!'

When young Jim Hawkins finds an old map showing the...

The only official sequel, penned by Lewis himself, to the ever-popular ‘Screwtape Letters’ – published alongside other short...