This beautifully illustrated cultural history explores the reasons why the enchanting tale of Cinderella continues to resonate with audiences today. A glass slipper, a fairy godmother, a transformed pumpkin, lizard footmen and seamstress mice: these...

This beautifully illustrated book explores the stories behind the literary manuscripts of the world's best-known authors. This beautifully illustrated book explores the stories behind over fifty literary manuscripts held at the Bodleian Library. Cov...

This is a history of the English Bible as a book. A book that in order to be read had first to be sold. The Bible is the most published text in history and the story of its publication in the English language is extraordinary. This book traces its e...

A book of brilliant literary excerpts providing a new approach to engagement with literature in an inviting, accessible way. Are you looking to join a book club, but short on time to read every book? This rich and diverse selection of unforgettable...

Bindings have been an essential - and often beautiful - component of books since the codex form was invented 2,000 years ago. They make books work, but they also provide an opportunity for binders to display their skills. Until book trade processes w...

This inspirational book is a delightful gift for readers and fans of Charlotte Bronte's novels. "Cheerfulness is a matter which depends fully as much on the state of things within, as on the state of things without and around us". From Jane Eyre to...

An exploration and insightful analysis of sisters in literature and their depiction in three centuries of the novel. Sisterly relationships feature prominently in some of our best-loved classic literature. From Jane and Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and...

How did a beautiful Georgian house inspire Agatha Christie's "Dead Man's Folly"? Or a stretch of the East Anglian coast become the place in which a murder victim is discovered in P. D. James's "Devices and Desires"? "Novel Crime Scenes" explores the...

A celebration of innovation in the Renaissance age told through 18 of its earliest printed books. "Remarkable Renaissance Books" tells the story of eighteen extraordinary early printed volumes, from the very first titles printed in the fifteenth cen...

Original insights on John le Carre by the people who worked with him, illuminating the storied writer's working methods. John le Carre is one of the most significant political novelists in the English language. His early career in the secret service...