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Although very little is known for certain about Pontius Pilate, the man who crucified Christ, this has not stopped writers in every age from imagining...
The story of Perkin Warbeck is one of the most compelling mysteries of English history. A young man suddenly emerged claiming to be Richard of York, t...
The Song of Life
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A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • “Sublime . . . The definitive study of Pilate.”—The Washington Post Book World “A masterwork . . . one of th...
Truth and Deception in Renaissance Europe
In 1491, as Machiavelli advised popes and princes and Leonardo da Vinci astonished the art world, a young man boarded a ship in Portugal bound for Ire...
The Poet's Search for Himself
Four questions consumed Shelley and coloured everything he wrote. Who, or what, was he? What was his purpose? Where had he come from? And where was he...
A Biographer's Search for the Soul
Ann Wroe, obituaries editor for The Economist, reflects on the art and impossibility of capturing life on the page. Through her experiences and throug...
A Biographer’s Search for the Soul
The acclaimed biographer and obituarist for The Economist reflects on a career spent pursuing life and capturing it on the page 'Lifescapes is the uni...
The Mystery of Perkin Warbeck and His Quest for the Throne of England
Set in the fascinating years of the Renaissance, "The Perfect Prince" follows one of the strangest pretenders of all time, with a most unexpected conc...
For 10 years, "The Economist" has included unique and original obituaries in a popular column. The selections are remarkable because of the people wri...
Life in a Partitioned Town in Fourteenth-Century France
In A Fool and His Money, Ann Wroe brings to life a rich and perplexing culture of a city physically divided-as so many communities are today-by politi...
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Over a million copies sold Clear writing is the key to clear thinking. So think what you want to say, then say it as simply as possible. That's the th...
An updated and refreshed edition of this bestselling guide to English usage....
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A Life in Songs
**LONGLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2019** **SHORTLISTED FOR THE CATHOLIC HERALD BOOK AWARDS 2019** A life of St Francis in verse Throughout he...
‘She’s a genius, I believe, because she lights up every subject she touches.’ Hilary Mantel A Spectator Book of the Year Goethe claimed to know ...
Life in a Partitioned Medieval Town
Few books have captured the atmosphere of daily medieval life as well or as movingly as A Fool and His Money. Rodez, in southern France, was divided f...