What were the achievements of the ’angry’ writers who emerged in the fifties?
Historically, they gave birth to the satire movement of the 1960s-Beyond the
Fringe, That Was the Week that Was and Private Eye. Their satire and
irreverence aroused enthusiasm in man, and a new ‘anti-Establishment’ mood
‘Spliffs’ offers a fun, accessible guide to everything you will need to know about dope and dope-smoking. The book begins
Whisky is the world’s favourite spirit and is enjoying booming sales, especially in the USA and Asia, yet too often
J.R.R. Tolkien had a great knowledge of, and love for, world mythology when he wrote his beloved trilogy of Middle
Oz Clarke, Britain’s favourite wine writer and broadcaster, is absolutely in tune with what wine drinkers want today – flavour,
Exploring the brilliant web of verbal hocus-pocus that J.R.R. Tolkien delightedly spun in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, master hobbit investigator David Day reveals the myriad crafty puns and riddles, hidden meanings, and mythical associations beneath the saga’s thrilling surface.
Exploring the brilliant web of verbal hocus-pocus that J.R.R. Tolkien delightedly spun in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, master hobbit investigator David Day reveals the myriad crafty puns and riddles, hidden meanings, and mythical associations beneath the saga’s thrilling surface.
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.
‘Secrets’ is a collection of sexually provocative stories. Intelligent, sexually frank and stimulatingly revealing, the stories cover the secret affairs, thoughts and fantasies which turn women on. Each carefully commissioned story is written by strong new talent. They are chosen for their literary merit as much as their erotic content.
‘Confessions’ is a collection of sexually provocative stories. Intelligent, sexually frank and stimulatingly revealing, the stories cover ferocious affairs, secret
In Tolkien’s Ring, David Day shows how the Lord of the Rings is the result of an ancient story-telling tradition; and how, by drawing upon the world’s primary myths and legends, J.R.R Tolkien created his own mythology for the twentieth century.
The Good Book Guide’s Dannie Abse has selected 100 memorable poems to say ‘I love you’.
Crap Lyrics is a humorous celebration (and occasionally, condemnation) of over 120 of the most ridiculous hooks, lines and stinkers from pop poetry through the modern ages.
Within these pages are hundreds of facts, figures, stories and trivia about reading and writing, from the earliest printed books to today’s best sellers.
This attractive, handy pocket book is perfect for both landlubbers and salty sea dogs. This is for everyone who knows
This attractive, handy pocket book will appeal to all twitchers, birders, ornithologists and garden-tickers. There are many species of birdwatcher, and they’re all catered for by this unique book.
