
The Pinecone: The Story of Sarah Losh, Forgotten Romantic Heroine - Antiquarian, Architect and Visionary
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In the village of Wreay, near Carlisle, stands the strangest and most magical church in Victorian...

The Road to Middlemarch: My Life with George Eliot
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At the age of seventeen, Rebecca Mead read Middlemarch for the first time, and has read it again...

Romantic Outlaws: The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley
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AS READ ON BBC RADIO 4. NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER. "A gripping account of the...

Fatal Evidence: Professor Alfred Swaine Taylor & the Dawn of Forensic Science
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A surgeon and chemist at Guy s Hospital in London, Professor Alfred Swaine Taylor used new...

Lord Esher - A Political Biography
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Although wielding huge influence in late Victorian and Edwardian political life, Reginald Baliol...

Inside the Monkey House: My Time as an Irish Prison Officer
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We all did time, staff and prisoners. Each of us had a number; each of us wanted the finality of...

Vintage Knits for Babies: 30 Patterns for Timeless Clothes, Toys and Gifts (0-18 Months)
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Nothing can beat the individuality and beauty of hand-knitted shawls and garments for babies, which...

Scottish Railway Icons: Central Belt to the Borders
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'Railway Mania' changed Victorian Scotland forever. Fortunes were made and lost as rival railway...

World Railway Journeys: Discover 50 of the World's Greatest Railways
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Discover the fascinating histories and routes of 50 of the world's most scenic railways. Railway...

London's Best-Kept Secrets
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London Best-Kept Secrets brings together the 'greatest hits' from our London's Secrets series. We...