Iain Pears

Set in Oxford in the 1660s - a time and place of great intellectual, religious, scientific and political ferment - this remarkable novel centres aroun

Twenty-fifth anniversary edition of a modern classic: 'ingenious, daring and brilliant' - Guardian

A spirited look at the history of alcohol, from the dawn of civilization to the modern day Alcohol is a fundamental part of Western culture. We have b

This is the simplest tale in the world. Two people meet and fall in love. But the route which brought Larissa Salmina and Francis Haskell to a backstr

Witty Italian art-history crime series featuring English dealer Jonathan Argyll, from the author of the best-selling literary masterpiece, `An Instanc

Witty and clever art history-mystery featuring Jonathan Argyll, from the author of the bestselling masterpiece `An Instance of the Fingerpost'.

But is this world real -- and what happens if Rosie decides to stay?Meanwhile, a rebellious scientist is trying to prove that time does not even exist

First in the Italian art-history crime series featuring English dealer and sleuth Jonathan Argyll, from the author of the best-selling masterpiece 'An

Witty Italian art-history crime series featuring English dealer Jonathan Argyll, from the author of the best-selling literary masterpiece, 'An Instanc

Clever and witty art history-mystery featuring Jonathon Argyll, scholar and sleuth, from the bestselling author of ‘An Instance of the Fingerpost’.

Clever and witty art history-mystery featuring scholar and sleuth Jonathon Argyll, from the author of the bestselling masterpiece ‘An Instance of the

Clever Italian art-history crime series featuring scholar and dealer Jonathon Argyll, from the author of the best-selling masterpiece ‘An Instance of

John Stone, a man so wealthy that in the years before World War One he was able to manipulate markets, industries and indeed whole countries and conti

64 dictators, 64 authors, 64 warnings: a timely collection of essays by acclaimed historians, politicians, journalists and academics, edited by Iain D

De slag om Stalingrad, tussen september 1942 en begin februari 1943, geldt als de meest cruciale, bloedigste slag in de geschiedenis en markeerde het