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This essay examines the power of language to shape political ideas. In it, Orwell argues that when political discourse trades clarity and precision for stock phrases, the debasement of politics follows. First published in ‘Horizon’ in 1946, Orwell’s ideas continue to be relevant to our own age.
This selection of fifty key items chosen by the staff of the Griffith Institute – including photographs, letters, plans, drawings and diaries – provides an accessible and authoritative overview of the excavation of Tutankhamun’s tomb, and offers an intimate insight into the records of one of the world’s most famous archaeological discoveries.
Dressy men as a type of celebrity have played a distinctive part in the cultural – and even in the political – life of Britain over several centuries. This groundbreaking study tells the scandalous story of fashionable men and their clothes as a reflection of changing attitudes not only to style but also to gender and sexuality.
Outlines the story of the White Rose group and sets their resistance texts within their political and historical context. Includes a series of brief biographical sketches, including excerpts from their letters, that trace each member’s journey towards action against Hitler and the National Socialist state.
Close friendships are a heart-warming feature of many of our best-loved works of fiction. This book explores 24 fictional friendships in succinct, structured entries, spanning 400 years, and writers as diverse as Jane Austen to John Steinbeck. Beautifully packaged, this is the ideal gift for your literature-loving friend.
The literary heritage of Anglo-Dutch relations is explored and lavishly illustrated through the unique collection of manuscripts, early prints, maps, and other treasures from the Bodleian Library in Oxford. The book sheds new light on the literature and art of a pivotal period in European history.
Homecoming, haunting, nostalgia, desire: these are some of the themes evoked by the beguiling motif of the lighted window in literature and art. In this innovative combination of place-writing, memoir and cultural study, Peter Davidson takes us on atmospheric walks through nocturnal cities in Britain, Europe and North America.
This collector’s edition of Gray’s ‘Elegy’ reproduces the exquisite wood engravings made by Agnes Miller Parker in 1938. Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the poet’s death, this edition will not only bring new readers to the ‘Elegy’ but will also appeal to those already familiar with its riches.
Offers the full text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights following a foreword by human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and a general introduction which explores the Declaration’s origins in the ‘Four Freedoms’ described by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Informative but light-hearted social and cultural history of our obsession with drinking and bathing in spa waters. Beautifully illustrated with paintings, engravings, maps, caricatures, posters, advertisements, ephemera and modern photos from 1597 to present day, this book presents everything you need to know about ‘taking the waters’.
This stunning gift book offers fruit and vegetables as detailed art, viewed through eighteenth-century eyes, allowing us to enjoy the sight of swan-necked gourds and horned lemons, smile at silkworms hovering over mulberries and delight at the quirkiness of ‘strawberry spinach’ ? a delicious medley of garden produce for gardeners and art-lovers.
In the golden age of ocean liners, between the late nineteenth century and the Second World War, shipping companies ensured their vessels were a home away from home. This book leads the reader through each of the stages and secrets of ocean liner travel, from booking a ticket and choosing a cabin to shore excursions and disembarking on arrival.
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