Literature: history and criticism

A look at 100 inspiring novels that have left a significant mark on the world of literature and popular culture.

The Food Almanac II is an annual, seasonal collection of recipes and stories celebrating the joy of food – a dazzling, diverse mix of memoir, history, short stories and poems alongside recipes, cooking tips, menus and reading lists.

From Voltaire to Verlaine and from Hugo to Hemingway, these are the Paris locations that have influenced modern literature.

The enduring appeal of Jane Austen’s fiction is captured in this pocket-sized collection of quotations taken from her celebrated works.

The Food Almanac is a monthly collection of food stories told by an eclectic mix of voices from the literary, performance and food worlds.

From legendary food writers and lauded chefs to up-and-coming poets and debut novelists, each story looks at the gastronomic world through a cultural prism, using food as a way to explore deeper issues.

An amazing guide to some of the most beloved, original, inspiring, hysterical, heart-warming, compelling, rude and downright scary books that have enchanted children the world over.

15 beautiful embroidery projects from the era of Jane Austen.

"All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does, and that is his."

Oscar Wilde

A unique biography of Mark Twain featuring the cities in America where he lived, worked and visited on his many lecture tours.

A rollicking collection of stories featuring the craziest, daftest and most outrageous monarchs the world has ever known.

A hugely entertaining collection of clever and fun limericks, one for each monarch in British history – and more!

Royal history as you’ve never seen it before – in limericks!

Six times Henry Tudor got wed,Unhappy with how his wives bred,And when things turned sour,Exploiting his powerHe shouted out, ‘Off with her head!’