Louis Le Prince invented the motion picture in 1890. The man's name was Thomas Edison. This book is the story of the birth of motion pictures, restoring the father of the invention to his rightful place in history.

Martin Wegner is a rising young literary star, heralded as 'the voice of his generation'. When Martin is given the opportunity to develop his new play under the mentorship of his idol, the writers meet in a dilapidated art-nouveau villa somewhere in the German countryside.

And then, this afternoon,' Uncle Fred said to me, 'you and I'll go after the fox.' Tom, a town boy, is horrified when his parents tell him he has to stay on Aunt Millie's farm while they are away. That is, until Uncle Fred decides to go after the fox - will Tom save her and her family in time?

The defining work of the great midcentury visionary of stage and screen -- rediscovered and republished by Faber & Faber.

Introduced by Hilton Als, in 'one of the best novels about adolescence in American literature' (New York Times) two siblings come of age in a mountainous wilderness ...

Discover a magical island where the houses grant you wishes and the alleyways are secret portals .

Set over two days and nights, The Night Always Comes holds up a mirror to a society which leaves too many people only a step away from ruin.

Immersive, detailed, meticulous, privileged inside-dope.' - Craig Raine More than just the tinkerings of a glass watchmaker, Christopher Nolan's films have an unerring grasp of the way time makes us feel.