Further Reading
Behind the Door to Room 101
Orwell’s famous adage in joining the working-class cause ‘you’ve nothing to lose but your aitches’ was gloriously ironic for a man with one of the plumiest accents of his age.
Behind the Door to Room 101
Orwell’s famous adage in joining the working-class cause ‘you’ve nothing to lose but your aitches’ was gloriously ironic for a man with one of the plumiest accents of his age.
Five Iconic Illustrators Who Transformed Childr...
Meet the illustrators whose distinctive styles helped shape the golden age of children’s books — turning simple stories into unforgettable visual experiences.
Five Iconic Illustrators Who Transformed Childr...
Meet the illustrators whose distinctive styles helped shape the golden age of children’s books — turning simple stories into unforgettable visual experiences.
Ukrainian Modernism
The Royal Academy's new exhibition, In the Eye of the Storm: Modernism in Ukraine 1900-1930s , is the most comprehensive exhibition to date in the UK, celebrating a period of...
Ukrainian Modernism
The Royal Academy's new exhibition, In the Eye of the Storm: Modernism in Ukraine 1900-1930s , is the most comprehensive exhibition to date in the UK, celebrating a period of...
Childhood Tales & Imaginary Places
The woods and rivers, hills and hollows of fiction constitute some of our earliest and most beloved memories: from the Hundred Acre Wood to the home of Mr. McGregor. Join...
Childhood Tales & Imaginary Places
The woods and rivers, hills and hollows of fiction constitute some of our earliest and most beloved memories: from the Hundred Acre Wood to the home of Mr. McGregor. Join...
Celebrating Women in Fiction
This International Woman’s Day, travel from the political vicissitudes of Rome to the sun draped heat of the Sasanian empire, through cold moors and loveless houses, to gardens at the...
Celebrating Women in Fiction
This International Woman’s Day, travel from the political vicissitudes of Rome to the sun draped heat of the Sasanian empire, through cold moors and loveless houses, to gardens at the...
London Fashion Week Celebrates Four Decades of ...
It’s London Fashion Week 2024 and designers and artists are descending on the capital to participate in one of the biggest fashion events of the year. This year sees Fashion...
London Fashion Week Celebrates Four Decades of ...
It’s London Fashion Week 2024 and designers and artists are descending on the capital to participate in one of the biggest fashion events of the year. This year sees Fashion...
A Visit to the Charles Dickens Museum
Nestled in a quiet Georgian street, stands a house of talking ravens and Christmas ghosts, books and beetle traps, snuff, ink, poster beds, feasting, merriment and music.
A Visit to the Charles Dickens Museum
Nestled in a quiet Georgian street, stands a house of talking ravens and Christmas ghosts, books and beetle traps, snuff, ink, poster beds, feasting, merriment and music.
Fantasy: Realms of Imagination
Fairies and fiends, monsters and magic can be found in an ever-increasing number of bookshops and bookshelves around the world. They are the subject of the British Library’s extensive temporary...
Fantasy: Realms of Imagination
Fairies and fiends, monsters and magic can be found in an ever-increasing number of bookshops and bookshelves around the world. They are the subject of the British Library’s extensive temporary...
A tribute to Seamus Heaney
Today we pay tribute to the Nobel Prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney, whose life and work are being in a new BBC Radio 4 series Four Sides of Seamus Heaney, on...
A tribute to Seamus Heaney
Today we pay tribute to the Nobel Prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney, whose life and work are being in a new BBC Radio 4 series Four Sides of Seamus Heaney, on...
Diaghilev
When I first started working at Shapero I put together a catalogue on the Ballets Russes, a subject which is as interesting as it is strikingly visual, so all in...
Millicent Fawcett inspires the first female sta...
To mark the centenary of women's suffrage in Britain the first statue of a woman has today been unveiled in London's Parliament Square .
Millicent Fawcett inspires the first female sta...
To mark the centenary of women's suffrage in Britain the first statue of a woman has today been unveiled in London's Parliament Square .
Books not Borders: Roddy Newlands
An interview with our Literature specialist Roddy Newlands as part of our Books not Border series, wherein we're breaking down the barriers to the rare book world, introducing you to...
Books not Borders: Roddy Newlands
An interview with our Literature specialist Roddy Newlands as part of our Books not Border series, wherein we're breaking down the barriers to the rare book world, introducing you to...
Books not Borders: Angus Robb
An interview with Angus Robb as part of our Books not Border series.
Books not Borders: Angus Robb
An interview with Angus Robb as part of our Books not Border series.
Ten Collectable Children's Books Worth Knowing
In the fast-paced world of modern literature, rare and valuable children's books often serve as portals to an enchanting past. These books carry historical significance, emotional nostalgia, and an undeniable...
Ten Collectable Children's Books Worth Knowing
In the fast-paced world of modern literature, rare and valuable children's books often serve as portals to an enchanting past. These books carry historical significance, emotional nostalgia, and an undeniable...
A Celebration of Women Writers and Artists
As we celebrate International Women's Day, it is important to remember and honour the pioneering women who have paved the way for future generations in various fields, including literature and...
A Celebration of Women Writers and Artists
As we celebrate International Women's Day, it is important to remember and honour the pioneering women who have paved the way for future generations in various fields, including literature and...