Find out what happened when King Midas was granted his wish, how Icarus flew too close to the sun, and relive the adventures of...

Written at the end of the life of Elizabeth I, Henry V is an inspirational, gripping play that struck a chord in a time of...

Initially described as a comedy, Shakespeare's explorations of prejudice, duty and the nature of justice make The Merchant of...

In Shakespeare's thrilling and hugely influential tragedy, ageing King Lear makes a capricious decision to divide his realm...

Shakespeare’s gentle melancholy, enlivened by a comic sub-plot of considerable accomplishment, has long made Twelfth Night a...

A collection of eighteen romantic short stories from the award-winning and much-loved Eva Ibbotson, A Glove Shop in Vienna will...

This beautiful Macmillan Collector's Library edition of If Only They Could Talk features an afterword by Yorkshire Shepherdess...

Shooting stars tear across the night sky, then a gigantic artificial cylinder descends from Mars to land near London. Inquisitive...