Literary

Beloved by children and adults worldwide, the writings of C. S. Lewis have a broad and en...

So here I am, delving into the past like Monsieur Poirot, not to solve a mystery, but to ...

In this Very Short Introduction Ritchie Robertson covers the life and work of Johann Wolf...

The desert is a mysterious place, especially to a small child. The water is always there ...

Are you a fan of Sherlock Holmes? Do you want to know some incredible trivia about the wo...

Did you know that Oscar Wilde was said to have had a photographic memory? Or that his fat...

Charles Dickens not only wrote some of the most famous stories in the English language, b...

Jane Austen is generally considered the queen of regency romance, with her works still in...

Did you know that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle thought Harry Houdini had real supernatural powe...

Did you know that Enid Blyton very nearly became a professional musician rather than an a...

To mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens, a select group of his fami...

Richard Strange's 'A Mighty Big If' event at The Crypt, St Martin in the Fields, London. ...

Tim Cockey is the bestselling author of "Backstabber," the latest in his celebrated myste...

If you think a gang of real-life geeks can’t take on the world and win big...think ...

Aldous Huxley (1894 - 1963) was an English writer and philosopher. He was best known...

William Faulkner was undoubtedly one of the greatest American writers. Now, you can take ...

“Frequently indiscreet and occasionally acerbic or heartless, Jane Austen’s l...

“If you want to see into man’s soul, start with this self-portrait. &nbs...

“The English countryside at the end of the 18th century is brought almost photograp...

The source book for the film Hemingway in Spain, this hybrid work melds several Hemingway...

for many walks of life, including commercial, diplomatic, academic, philosophical, and h...

A tradition at Christmas was for the choir of local musicians and singers to assemble at ...

Marcel Proust (1871-1922) was arguably France's best-known literary writer. He was the au...

A middle aged author declining in popularity. An up and coming literary agent with an eye...

Edgar Allan Poe was one of America’s first native-born professional authors, but h...

These 6 biographies will blow your mind!Michael Faraday: Michael Faraday was born in Newi...

Interested in Catherine Cookson, the renowned author, but short on time for lengthy biogr...

Do you want to explore the origins of the iconic literary detective Sherlock Holmes and t...

Interested in delving into the lives of the Bronte Sisters but short on time for lengthy ...

Would you like to explore the life of the renowned author Thomas Hardy but lack the time ...

Mentioning William Shakespeare to English students worldwide elicits a range of reactions...

Louisa May Alcott´s Little Women is the author´s love song for German culture...

Victor Hugo is one of the best-known French writers, and is part of the greatest literary...

A popular biography which looks at the life of the playwright in part through the plays t...

Conan Doyle (1859–1930) will always be remembered for the character of Sherlock Hol...

Boswell’s biography of his friend and hero Samuel Johnson is an acknowledged classi...

Studio recordings of the best monologues from Richard Henzel’s one man play Mark Tw...

“Imogen Stubb’s reading of her letters show us a character so fine, so sympat...