Great and Horrible News: Murder and Mayhem in Early Modern Britain
‘Grimly fascinating … engrossing’ Daily Mail
NINE HISTORIC CRIMES. ONE FAMILIAR OBSESSION.
History and Archaeology
The Road: A Story of Romans and Ways to the Past
A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR
‘An absolute joy to read and an early contender for every list of History Books of the Year’ Sunday Telegraph
‘On nearly every page a random passage takes one’s breath away’ The Times
Have you ever heard the march of legions on a lonely country road?
Collins Classics – The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano (Collins Classics)
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.
The Old Gays’ Guide to the Good Life
‘I’ve fallen in love with this fabulous foursome … They are a phenomenon!’ Drew Barrymore
From @theoldgays, the internet’s most beloved foursome, a book of inspirational stories and aspirational advice for living life at the fullest.
English Food: A People’s History
‘An absolute gem’ Sunday Times
‘A mouthwatering history’ The Guardian
Painted People: 5,000 Years of Tattooed History from Sailors and Socialites to Mummies and Kings
In 1881, a writer in the Saturday Review called tattooing ‘an art without a history’. ‘No-one’, it went on, ‘has made it the business of his life to study the development of tattooing.’
Until now.
Lost Realms: Histories of Britain from the Romans to the Vikings
‘A beautiful, beautiful book . . . archaeology is changing so much about the way we view the so-called Dark Ages … [Williams] is just brilliant at bringing them to light’ Rory Stewart on The Rest is Politics
From the bestselling author of Viking Britain, a new epic history of our forgotten past.
Wicked Beyond Belief: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper
Now a major TV series
‘A masterpiece that reads like a thriller’ Time Out
A gripping and probing account of the biggest criminal manhunt in British history.
A History of Water: Being an Account of a Murder, an Epic and Two Visions of Global History
A Times History Book of the Year 2022
A TLS Book of the Year 2022
‘Exhilarating and whip-smart’ THE SUNDAY TIMES
The Fifth Act: America’s End in Afghanistan
A Times Political Book of the Year 2022
A powerful and revelatory eyewitness account of the American collapse in Afghanistan, its desperate endgame, and the war’s echoing legacy.
The Perfect Tonic: The Remarkable Medicinal History of Beer, Wine, Spirits and Cocktails
Shortlisted for the André Simon Food & Drink Book Award
An intoxicating interconnected history of booze and medicine, from one of the world’s foremost cocktail writers.
The Earl and the Pharaoh: From the Real Downton Abbey to the Discovery of Tutankhamun
Enter a world of ancient secrets, old money, new ambitions and the discovery of priceless treasure in this revelatory new biography.
How to Be: Life Lessons from the Early Greeks
What is the nature of things? Must I think my own way through the world? What is justice? How can I be me? How should we treat each other?
Aung San Suu Kyi: Politician, Prisoner, Parent
POLITICIAN • PRISONER • PARENTA portrait of one of the most charismatic, but unknown, world leaders
Map Addict: The Bestselling Tale of an Obsession: Unabridged edition
‘My name is Mike and I am a map addict. There, it’s said…’