Franz Kafka died in 1924, when he was not yet forty-one. During his life he published only seven ...

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The Bolshevik revolution of 1917 was one of the most important events of the 20th century. It has...

First published in 1920, How to Dine in Style opens a window onto the golden age of elegant dinin...

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland has become one of the most influential works of children's liter...

A celebration of pioneering Victorian photographer Julia Margaret Cameron, and the artistic conne...

A succinct account of one of the great libraries of Europe, with fascinating details of the lives...

A fun, charming romp through the history of seventeen great writers and the cats who captured the...

A stunning gift edition of Washington Irving's quintessential Halloween story.

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A celebration of innovation in the Renaissance age told through 18 of its earliest printed books.

A spine-tingling collection of ghost stories guaranteed to terrify.

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An extraordinary mix of psychology, science, and cultural history exploring the relationship betw...

An eye-opening history of the exploration and mapping of our globe's northernmost regions.

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A botanical history of the medicinal uses of herbs, flowers, fruits, and vegetables throughout time.

A quirky, eye-opening dive into the history of railway codes, shedding light on life on the railr...

An exciting forensic trek through some of literature's deadliest settings, told through twenty of...

The incredible history of paper recycling in eighteenth-century England.

A glimpse into Cornwall's culture and history through two artists' heartwarming travel account.

A revelatory examination of William Tyndale's monumental influence on the English language.

Step into the kitchens, streets, and chop houses of Georgian London--one day, one city, and count...

An accessible guide for horticulture enthusiasts on how to make the most of their land.

A charming, thought-provoking compendium of quotes from Charlotte Brontë's most famous works.

A charming collection of bite-sized readings for the bookworm on the go.

This richly illustrated book explores the huge creative endeavour behind Tolkien's enduring popul...

Reynard - a subversive, dashing, anarchic, aristocratic, witty fox from the watery lowlands of me...

The University of Oxford is the third-oldest university in Europe and remains one of the greatest...

Nine-and-a-half months after D-Day, 30,000 British troops crossed the Rhine as part of the Allied...

Since its foundation in 1860, the Oxford University Museum of Natural History has become a key ce...

Before the advent of commercial transatlantic flights in the early 1950s, the only way to travel ...

The art of being a good wife is not an easy one. This little guide was written for the middle cla...

This lavishly illustrated book showcases the highlights of the Tolkien archives held at the Bodle...

The author of 'Young Romantics' explores the time, place, objects and manuscripts that influenced...

In 1944 the British War Office distributed a handbook to British soldiers informing them what to ...

When Falstaff calls upon the sky to rain potatoes in The Merry Wives of Windsor, he is highlighti...

Drawing on the extensive record of wireless transmissions in the Marconi Archives, Titanic Callin...

Since 1621, and the foundation of the Oxford Botanic Garden, Oxford has built up an outstanding c...

Ever wondered how to make a garden attractive in December? Or what to do with that corner by the ...

Oxford Botanic Garden has occupied its central Oxford site next to the river Cherwell continuousl...

Many people have a love of maps. But what lies behind the process of map-making? How have cartogr...

Spanning the Islamic world, from ninth-century Baghdad to nineteenth-century Iran, this book tell...

Ambrose Bierce, journalist and former soldier for the Union army in the Civil War, began writing ...

How were the first fonts made? Who invented italics? When did we figure out how to print in color?

Dating from the Ming Dynasty, the Selden Map of China reveals a country very different from popul...