Whilma Boyce

With its distinct cultural identity, Scotland has a long and rich history that continues to resonate. One of the earliest…

In the 1700s a fascination with ruins gripped European culture – the rise of Romanticism saw the nobility visiting the…

Since its establishment by the Romans in about 47 CE London has become home to almost 9 million people and…

From rhyming picture books that become bedtime favourites to stories that draw newly independent readers into fantastical worlds or open…

Lustleigh is an attractive Dartmoor village with a lively community that treasures its history and its legacy of fine old…

Thanks largely to improvements in farming, which brought a surplus of food and allowed people to develop broader skills and…

Never ones to shy away from slightly unusual reading material, we pride ourselves on offering handpicked books on an extraordinarily…

When you can show your phone to a machine instead of handing over a train ticket, how strange to see…

Booker Prize winners often see their careers transformed and the accolade now receives international recognition. Here we take a brief…

Literature in the 20th century saw the creation of what are often considered to be some of the best books…