Language: history and general works

A Smattering of Latin

This fun, absorbing book, packed with quirky bite-sized lists, quizzes and trivia, is an exploration of the Latin language, aiming to prove that it is as vibrant and relevant today as it was 2,500 years ago.

A Smidgen of Shakespeare

If the mere mention of Shakespeare fills you with dread, evoking memories of arduous afternoons spent in stuffy classrooms with

Wrotten English

Following on from the hilarious collection of typos, gaffes and howlers in Portico’s A Steroid Hit the Earth, comes Wrotten

England My England

A delightful, wide-ranging anthology about England and the English over the centuries – songs, poems, hymns, letters and prose – this compendium is entertaining, witty, lyrical and heart-warming.

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