A lively and insightful study of the many roles played by women in the Tudor era, from queens to wet-nurses and countesses to serving maids.

A five-hundred-year-old legend. An ancient curse. A medical mystery. A journey into the unknown heart of the world's densest jungle and a stunning archaeological discovery.

First published in 1960, THE LOST EUROPEANS is British author Emanuel Litvinoff's story of an inverse pilgrimage: that of a Jewish man to a resurgent, post-war Berlin.

Paul, a young Irish engineer, follows Evelyn to Berlin. A moving novel about language, memory, building and love.

A new collection of meditations and stories from the Booker Prize-winning author, Ben Okri. Illustrated by Rosemary Clunie.

A richly entertaining exploration of the origins of the words that English has borrowed from other languages over its 1500-year history.

An epic poem touching on issues of racism, intolerance and environmental destructions.

The story of the composition, first performances and cultural afterlife of one of the best-loved and most widely performed works in the entire history of music.