Saki's Cats rounds up the tales about cats, big and small, by the undisputed master of the short story. The feisty felines of these tales are the only clear winners, and, with a... Læs mere
Under the grey, industrial skies of Bridgepoint (Baltimore), three women live, work and love. Painting a powerful portrait of women trapped in drudgery, Stein’s Three Lives is a... Læs mere
H.G. Wells, a prominent political thinker as well as a first-rate novelist, set down in The Rights of Man a stirring manifesto, and his words laid the... Læs mere
Set 'one Wednesday in mid-June', Mrs Dalloway charts the lives of several characters across a day in London. Weaving a multitude of voices and eras into one, dressed in the most beautiful... Læs mere
Young, handsome and contemptuous of his father's traditional ways, PK Malik leaves Bombay to start a new life in America. Stopping in Manchester, he thinks he sees a business opportunity,... Læs mere
For many years the victim of smear campaigns by notable male writers, and dismissed as being merely 'the mother of Mary... Læs mere
In Playing with Reality, journalist and presenter Alex Humphreys, a passionate gamer herself, investigates the extraordinary boom in the gaming industry.... Læs mere
Drawing on the rich mythological history associated with the tale of Salmacis and Hermaphroditus, and re-examining the tale through the lens of metaphor, Salmacis: Becoming Not Quite a Woman is a stirringly relatable and powerful exploration of gender, love and identity.
The Prophet is a collection of 26 poetic fables that centre around the prophet Al Mustafa, who, on a voyage, is approached by a group of travellers, with whom he discusses deep topics -... Læs mere
Revolution has torn through the land, leaving society teetering on a knife edge. A young artist finds himself holed up at the City Hotel with his mother, where he must sing for his supper.
Spectrum is a poetry anthology that seeks to amplify marginalised voices, and to celebrate the great diversity and rich variation in the identities of people from around the world and from a huge cross-section of walks of life.
On Reading collects together Orwell’s short essays on books – ‘Bookshop Memories’,... Læs mere