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In the summer of 1889, young Southern belle Florence Maybrick stood trial for the alleged arsenic poisoning of her much older husband, Liverpool cotton merchant James Maybrick. 'The Maybrick Mystery'...

The story of the tragic Bronte family is familiar to everyone: we all know about the half-mad, repressive father, the drunken, drug-addicted wastrel of a brother, wild romantic Emily, unrequited...

Eloise and her family have moved to Orleans. Eloise's loneliness at her new school feeds her fascination of Joan of Arc. One day, by the river bank, she hears a...

This 3rd edition of 'Basic Electrical Installation Work' has been fully updated to cover all aspects of the City and Guilds Part 1 syllabus with the same clarity which made...

The shadow of the Somme has lain across the 20th century. For many it is the ultimate symbol of the folly and futility of war. Others see it as a...

'A deed of glory intimately involved in high strategy' - Winston Churchill St Nazaire, 1.34am March 28th, 1942 - the destroyer HMS Campbeltown , with her Oerlikons blazing at the...

An overview of the adventures of Eric Newby during his time as a commercial traveller working in the world of haute couture for the family firm of Lane and Newby,...

Most interior decorating books save hanging pictures on the wall for last. But Natalie Papier, star of Magnolia's Artfully Designed , wants you to start with the art. To create...

No one has had a better seat in the house than George Wein. The legendary impresario has known the most celebrated figures of music in general and jazz in particular-...

Swooping down from the air, risking all to inflict enormous damage on the enemy: this is the daring of combat fliers. 15 true stories, ranging from WWI zeppelin adventures to...

A renowned scholar's reflections on the romantic period, its disparate participants, and our unacknowledged debt to them With his usual wit and elan, esteemed historian Peter Gay enters the contentious,...

For some historians and biographers, Maximilien Robespierre (1758-94) was a great revolutionary martyr who succeeded in leading the French Republic to safety in the face of overwhelming military odds. For...

Poet, essayist, diarist, novelist, and diplomat, George Seferis brought about a revolution in the way people viewed his native Greece. Acclaimed for his thought-provoking lyric poetry, he was awarded the...

How did Tin Pan Alley get its name? Which structure in New York City contains debris from the bombing of London during World War II? Who was the last Republican...

One was stabbed to death in an attempted coup. Another was portrayed as a villain in one of Shakespeare's plays. They are among the kings and queens who ruled Scotland...

Boris Yeltsin is one of modern history's most dynamic and underappreciated figures. In this vivid, analytical masterwork, Herbert J. Ellison establishes Yeltsin as the principal leader and defender of Russia's...

Winner of the Leo Gershoy Prize from the American Historical Association, 1998, for the best book in Early Modern European History. Timothy Tackett's Becoming a Revolutionary revisits one of the...

The first ever collection of stories from the bestselling and beloved author of Swing Time and White Teeth In the summer of 1959, an Antiguan immigrant in north-west London lives...

The Top Ten bestselling authors of The Quantum Universe take us on an awe-inspiring journey of scientific exploration We dare to imagine a time before the Big Bang, when the...

The second volume of essays from this Nobel Prize-winning author In this richly diverse collection of essays, Joseph Brodsky casts a reflective eye on his experiences of early life in...

A beautiful boxed set of Dostoyevsky's three greatest novels This stunning clothbound set, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, brings together Dostoyevsky's three greatest novels in modern translations from Penguin...

A brand new picture book edition of this much-loved classic tale A brand new picture book edition of this beloved classic tale that celebrates its 120th anniversary in 2025 Her...

Simple one-pan dishes like you've never seen them before from social media sensation @dominthekitchen In 2023, food writer and events manager Dominic Franks posted his recipe for a simple upside-down...

A beautifully illustrated collection of over 100 well-loved classic songs and nursery rhymes to help you find a song for every part of your child's day, with a special foreword...

Share a hug and a kiss with your baby with this large touch-and-feel playbook! This sturdy board book is full of touch-and-feel patches to explore and ends with a peekaboo...

A powerful new anthology that redefines our understanding of existentialism and argues for its contemporary relevance 'Superb ... I can't imagine a better way of meeting the existentialists in all...

A delicious first introduction to shapes with The Very Hungry Caterpillar! A delicious first introduction to shapes with The Very Hungry Caterpillar! It's time for dinner! What shape are you...

Lift the flaps to find the animals in this eco-friendly board book. Who is hiding behind each flap? This gentle board book with lift the flaps invites you to celebrate...

Introduce your baby to their first farm animals with this big touch-and-feel playbook! This sturdy board book is full of bright illustrations and adorable animals to engage your baby's senses....

Bluey is on a family camping trip, where she makes a new friend, Jean Luc. Even though Bluey and Jean Luc don't speak the same language, they teach each other...

Lift the flaps to find the animals in this large touch-and-feel playbook - with a surprise mirror ending! Who can you spot hiding behind each flap? Play peekaboo with your...

Say hello to all sorts of unicorns in this bright, interactive touch-and-feel-book! Baby Touch: Unicorns is part of Ladybird's bestselling Baby Touch series, designed to help stimulate babies' senses. With...

An ancient Central Asian epic, passed down through generations, carries the reader into a world of nomads, warriors and horselords 'Manas the brave is arriving! One flash of rage by...

Inspired by one man and his walking frame, these are the true stories of everyday heroes across the nation. "For all those finding it difficult- the sun will shine on...

You can do it too with the new interactive novelty series It's Time to... . You can do it too with Ladybird's It's Time to...! This interactive novelty board book...

Get to know more than 50 of the world's favourite animals with this essential illustrated introduction This is the must-have illustrated introduction to the animal kingdom. Turn each page to...

Nella Larsen's classic exploration of American race relations, new to the Penguin English Library. Fair, elegant, and ambitious, Clare is married to a white man unaware of her African American...

Introduce your baby to their first nursery rhymes with this large, tabbed touch-and-feel playbook. Sing along to all your favourite nursery rhymes, from \"The Wheels on the Bus\" to \"Twinkle,...

All of life - the whole history of our Planet Earth - captured in one poetic and absorbing book From tiny dots of microscopic bacteria to enormous dinosaurs, through Ice...

The great epic poem of Northern Europe, born deep in the heart of ancient Karelian forests Sharing its title with the poetic name for Finland - 'the land of heroes'...

An official tie-in edition to accompany Sofia Coppola's highly anticipated new film based on this atmospheric novel of sexual tension and Southern gothic When an injured Union soldier is found...

A superb new translation of one of the greatest nineteenth century poems: the libretto to Wagner's Ring cycle The scale and grandeur of Wagner's The Ring of the Nibelung has...

A sparkling new translation of the most famous travel book ever written Marco Polo's voyages began in 1271 with a visit to China, after which he served the Kublai Khan...

One of the most thrilling of all true adventure stories, reissued for its centenary The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition was perhaps the most ambitious, elaborate and confident of all the British...

From the author of Cider with Rosie, a look at a lost age of travel and the English countryside 'They are memorials to times and countries whose best is probably...

An intimate, unsparing and often moving autobiographical insight into Georges Simenon's extraordinary life In 1960, 1961 and 1962, for personal reasons, or for reasons I don't know myself, I began...

One of the iconic American playwright's best late plays, to be published during his centenary A car wreck on the slopes of Mount Morgan puts insurance tycoon Lyman Felt in...