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Offers a collection of short biographies of those remarkable men who sought to record and convey the horrors of the Great War in poetry draws on letters, memoirs and portraits in a variety of media.

William Shakespeare and his contemporaries helped create not only a new kind of theatre but also a new form of language. In an age of religious and political warfare, they found expression for what it

Samuel Pepys''s Diary stands with Shakespeare and the King James Bible as an indisputable treasure of English literature. In this book, the author introduces the man himself, his friends and acquainta

Tennysons ascendency as Englands foremost poet coincided with one of the most significant inventions of the nineteenth century: photography. This text captures the spirit of the age through images of

To coincide with the bicentenary of Jane Austen’s death ( and her appearance on English banknotes ) in July 2017, this illuminating account

‘When I was at primary school, my teacher asked if any of us had heard of Charles Dickens. I was amazed she knew his name, because, until that moment, I had only known him as one of my ancestors.’ ― L

Includes entertaining, thumbnail biographies of the key figures at the forefront of the theme or movement, or who were closely connected to the personality in questionUpdated from the highly successfu

Born in London in 1834, William Morris was a radical thinker whose democratic vision for society and art has continued to influence designers, artists and writersto this day, long after his death in 1

At the beginning of the twentieth century, the Bloomsbury Group transformed British culture with their innovative approach to art, design and society. In this book Frances Spalding presents over twent

TheBP Portrait Award, now in its thirty-firstyear, is one of Britain's most prestigious art prizes, and is the leading showcase for artists throughout the world specialising in portraiture. In 2018more than 270,000people visited the exhibitionbased on the competition open to all artists aged eighteen and over from around the world. The cataloguepresentsaround forty-eight works from an international list of artists, which together display a diverse range of styles and painterly techniques.Including an illustrated introductory essayby a well-known author, the catalogue alsofeatures an illustrated interview with the previous year's Travel Award winner. It also features interviews with the 2020prizewinnersby Richard McClure, which give further insight into the artists behind the portraits.