The perfect gift for graduation! An inspiring, accessible and powerful collection of pieces of writing from William Shakespeare to L.M. Montgomery to Tim Minchin.
‘Briggs’s pencil has drawn everything about being human – the comic, the tragic; passion, tenderness, fear, anger, joy, bogeys ... slime’ Posy Simmonds
The story of a Victorian philanthropist who reformed shipping laws, saved thousands of sailors' lives and became a national hero.
Go all in for the National Year of Reading 2026 with this inspiring, accessible and powerful collection of words that matter.