A fully illustrated overview of the life and work of the universally loved Quentin Blake, release...

'Uglow makes us feel the life beyond the facts.' GUARDIAN'Few can match Uglow's skill at conjurin...

In the 1760s a group of amateur experimenters met and made friends in the English Midlands. Most ...

An exploration of the life and work of Walter Crane, the pioneering British socialist artist who ...

William Hogarth was an artist with overflowing imagination and his prints hang in our pubs and le...

It looks at how artists have responded to two great, contrasting works, Paradise Lost and Pilgrim...

A scrupulously forensic literary appreciation of Edward Lear and his 'nonsenses' by one of our mo...

Tells the story of the farmer's son from Tyneside who revolutionised wood-engraving and influence...

* A fascinating insight into the contradictions between Eliot's private life and her writings

Le immagini di Quentin Blake hanno fatto sognare generazioni di lettori. In occasione del suo nov...

Charles II was thirty when he crossed the Channel in fine May weather in 1660. His Restoration wa...

Shortlisted for the Duff Cooper PrizeAs the Napoleonic wars raged, what was life really like for ...

The Palgrave Macmillan Dictionary of Women's Biography contains details of the lives of over 2100...

From the author of the bestselling 'Lunar Men', this is the paperback edition of her book on Sara...

From one of our most admired writers, a beautifully illustrated story of a dynamic artistic partn...

Elizabeth Gaskell wrote some of the most enduring novels of the Victorian age. This biography tra...

Jenny Uglow writes on literature, art, and social history. Her books include award-winning biogra...

Led by Erasmus Darwin, the Lunar Society of Birmingham was formed from a group of amateur experim...

From Jenny Uglow, one of our most admired writers, a beautifully illustrated story of a love affa...

'A joy to read.' Sunday Times'Outstanding.' Daily Telegraph'Excellent.' The Spectator'Superb.' Li...

From Jenny Uglow, one of our most admired writers, a beautifully illustrated story of a love affa...