Further Reading
Travelling to Timbuctoo: Not Everyone Gets There!
The first thing that needs saying is that not everybody that sets out for Timbuctoo gets there. In my case, driving down from Algiers in the 1970’s, much to my...
Travelling to Timbuctoo: Not Everyone Gets There!
The first thing that needs saying is that not everybody that sets out for Timbuctoo gets there. In my case, driving down from Algiers in the 1970’s, much to my...
Heinrich Schliemann: A Man of Our Times
Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1890), although born almost 200 years ago, seems very much a man of our times.
Heinrich Schliemann: A Man of Our Times
Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1890), although born almost 200 years ago, seems very much a man of our times.
Voices from the Page: Quotations from Literature
Need some motivation to keep on top of those new year resolutions? Who better to take advice from than famous authors, poets and novelists.
Voices from the Page: Quotations from Literature
Need some motivation to keep on top of those new year resolutions? Who better to take advice from than famous authors, poets and novelists.
'Dr Livingstone I Presume': Iconic Meeting Was ...
Today marks the 150th anniversary of one of those moments that schoolchildren remember all their lives, for a single phrase.
'Dr Livingstone I Presume': Iconic Meeting Was ...
Today marks the 150th anniversary of one of those moments that schoolchildren remember all their lives, for a single phrase.
Books by Travellers: A Selection from Our Shelves
When putting our new travel catalogue together, one of the first things that goes through my mind is how it will take shape. Inevitably this involves creating geographical chapters of...
Books by Travellers: A Selection from Our Shelves
When putting our new travel catalogue together, one of the first things that goes through my mind is how it will take shape. Inevitably this involves creating geographical chapters of...
Russian Art & Theatre: Latest Russian Catalogue
Our story begins at the end of the nineteenth century with the fairytale illustrated by Sergey Malyutin which was revolutionary in terms of book illustration as it incorporated design into...
Russian Art & Theatre: Latest Russian Catalogue
Our story begins at the end of the nineteenth century with the fairytale illustrated by Sergey Malyutin which was revolutionary in terms of book illustration as it incorporated design into...
Qur'ans: Five Examples From Our Shelves
Where collecting is concerned, the Qur’an is a multi-faceted text that has taken many forms since its arrival in the Muslim world over a millennia ago.
Qur'ans: Five Examples From Our Shelves
Where collecting is concerned, the Qur’an is a multi-faceted text that has taken many forms since its arrival in the Muslim world over a millennia ago.
Iraq, The Land Where Writing Began
As book lovers we all owe a debt of gratitude to the Sumerians, the early inhabitants of the land now called Iraq, who invented writing 5000 years ago.
Iraq, The Land Where Writing Began
As book lovers we all owe a debt of gratitude to the Sumerians, the early inhabitants of the land now called Iraq, who invented writing 5000 years ago.
On Her Majesty's Secret Service: Writers and Spies
The banning of books by dissident authors in repressive regimes such as Stalinist Russia is well-documented, but here are some titles you might not have realised were also banned –...
On Her Majesty's Secret Service: Writers and Spies
The banning of books by dissident authors in repressive regimes such as Stalinist Russia is well-documented, but here are some titles you might not have realised were also banned –...
The Natural History Books of Edward Donovan
The late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries saw the publication of some of the most beautiful natural history books ever printed.
The Natural History Books of Edward Donovan
The late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries saw the publication of some of the most beautiful natural history books ever printed.
The Barbary Coast in Rare Books and Maps
Thinking of the British and Africa, I suppose the things that comes to mind are the Quest for the Source of the Nile, Brits in East Africa and South Africa,...
The Barbary Coast in Rare Books and Maps
Thinking of the British and Africa, I suppose the things that comes to mind are the Quest for the Source of the Nile, Brits in East Africa and South Africa,...
Travels To The Roof of The World
The Tibetan plateau, situated at some 15,000 feet (4500 metres), surrounded by great mountain ranges which include the two tallest mountains in the world, Everest and K2, was one of...
Travels To The Roof of The World
The Tibetan plateau, situated at some 15,000 feet (4500 metres), surrounded by great mountain ranges which include the two tallest mountains in the world, Everest and K2, was one of...
St Petersburg: Books from the Russian Imperial Era
On the boggy delta of the Neva, Peter the Great founded his ‘window to the West’ in 1703. Through sheer determination and at the cost of thousands of lives, European...
St Petersburg: Books from the Russian Imperial Era
On the boggy delta of the Neva, Peter the Great founded his ‘window to the West’ in 1703. Through sheer determination and at the cost of thousands of lives, European...
Did They Really Do That?
Some of the greatest feats of British exploration have occurred in my lifetime – Hilary’s ascent of Everest, Fuchs traversing the Antarctic, and Francis Chichester’s solo circumnavigation.
Did They Really Do That?
Some of the greatest feats of British exploration have occurred in my lifetime – Hilary’s ascent of Everest, Fuchs traversing the Antarctic, and Francis Chichester’s solo circumnavigation.
The Holy Land In The Original Cloth
The Holy Land, the cradle of three great religions, steeped in antiquity of an age that is difficult to fathom for those of us from more recent civilizations, has always...
The Holy Land In The Original Cloth
The Holy Land, the cradle of three great religions, steeped in antiquity of an age that is difficult to fathom for those of us from more recent civilizations, has always...