A cool, concise account of the mistakes and miscalculations which led to the end of Britain as a ...

In this short but vivid discussion of Russia and its rulers, Caroline Brooke draws on the views o...

A fresh look at the way Virginia Woolf shook up the literary world with Mrs Dalloway, one of the ...

World War One was the most catastrophic event in 20th century Europe. Distinguished historian Max...

Simon Palfrey shows us the passion and the cruelty which lie beneath the surface of Shakespeare’s...

The sun never set upon the British Empire, its critics liked to say, because God didn't trust the...

This book has one aim: to help you read, understand and appreciate poetry. Do you really need a g...

There is no easy way to sum up the Third Reich, but in this short book Caroline Sharples tells th...

Napoleon has long divided historians. In this short, graphic discussion of his life and influence...

Throughout history, a handful of unusually driven individuals have been inspired to explore the l...

This short study guide tells you all you need to know about John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men. Con...

Hastings tells the story of the war in a clear and compelling narrative, ranging across a vast ca...