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Destination London: German-speaking Emigres and British Cinema, 1925-1950
Tim Bergfelder and Christian Cargnelli
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The legacy of emigres in the British film industry, from the silent film era until after the Second...
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Braddock's Defeat: The Battle of the Monongahela and the Road to Revolution
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On July 9, 1755, British and colonial troops under the command of General Edward Braddock suffered a...
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The Crying of the Wind: Ireland
Stewart Lee and Ithell Colquhoun
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The British surrealist painter and writer Ithell Colquhoun recalls episodes from her travels in...
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Elva: The Cars, the People, the History
Janos Wimpffen and Stirling Moss
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Spirited, fast, quirky, elemental, affordable, idiosyncratic, and most of all, fun - these are among...
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Into the Woods: The Story of a British Boxing Cult Hero
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Into the Woods provides a sharp insight into the true motivations of fighting men. Rather than...
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C. Day-Lewis: The Golden Bridle: Selected Prose
Bernard O'Donoghue and Albert Gelpi
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C. Day-Lewis was a major figure in British poetry and culture from the 1930s until his death in...
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Song of the Huntress
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A must-read for fans of Circe, Song of the Huntress recasts the folklore behind the Wild Hunt into a...
British Myth Historical fiction
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The Almost Nearly Perfect People: Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia
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"The next Bill Bryson." (New York Times). Winner of the Best Narrative Travel Book Award from the...
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James Connolly: My Search for the Man, the Myth and His Legacy
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"Very interesting on how fanaticism can develop within a community, and especially relevant today."...
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Last Letter from Istanbul
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An epic tale that vividly captures the turmoil of forbidden love, set against the rich backdrop of a...