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

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Fascinated by the myth of Cupid and Psyche throughout his life, C. S. Lewis reimagines their story from the perspective of...

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

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

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

‘Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had...

For centuries people have been tormented by one question above all - 'If God is good and all-powerful, why does he allow his...

A milestone in the history of popular theology, ‘The Screwtape Letters’ is an iconic classic on spiritual warfare and the power...

One of the most popular and beloved introductions to the concept of faith ever written, 'Mere Christianity' has sold millions of...

One of C. S. Lewis’ works of fiction, or more specifically allegory, this book is clearly modelled upon Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s...

From the bestselling author of Who Owns England?, a mesmerising chronicle of our forgotten rainforests – and an inspiring...

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In this compelling journey through twenty-six countries, Simon Mundy traces how the struggle to respond to the climate crisis is...

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From award-winning writer Edward Wilson-Lee, this is a thrilling true historical detective story set in sixteenth-century...

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