James Williams 
Author Under Sail 
The Imagination of Jack London, 1893-1902

First published in 2002. In this title, Edward B. D’Auvergne chronicles the life of Pierre Loti, written with fervent sympathy. We journey with Loti from Brittany to Constantinople, from China to …

‘Mind blowingly brilliant’ PHILIPPA PERRY ‘Few other writers have such passion for granular detail, intellectual heft and boundless curiosity’ THE TIMES ‘As suspenseful and pacy as an episode of …

From the Sunday Times bestseller of The Red of my Blood and My Wild and Sleepless Nights comes an inspiring memoir about home, family, and belonging. ”In the Giant on the Skyline, Stroud has produce …

‘Stephen Fisher is one of the best kept secrets in military history. With his wealth of knowledge and exacting eye for detail, his book on D-Day is sure to impress a vast audience’ Dan Snow’Stephen …

The quest for freedom has always been a defining characteristic of the American people. That neither constitutionalism nor capitalism has secured complete freedom for every person is demonstrated by …

First published in 1978. This biography aims solve the problem of the lack of access to information regarding American engineers and technologists of the nineteenth-century, whilst also providing …

Prime Minister Marcello Caetano was the successor of Antonio de Oliveira Salazar. Considered the second most important figure of the Portuguese dictatorship (the Estado Novo regime, 1933-1974), Cae …

A story of persecution and survival brought to life in this biography of the author’s Huguenot ancestors, the Le Plastriers. Taken from family documents, books and letters, the first part of the book …