A milestone in the history of the novel, Samuel Richardson’s epistolary and elaborate Clarissa follows the life of a chaste young woman desperate to protect her virtue. When beautiful Clarissa Harlowe is forced to marry the rich but repulsive Mr Solmes, she refuses, much to her family’s chagrin. She escapes their persecution with the help of Mr Lovelace, a dashing and seductive rake, but soon finds herself in a far worse dilemma. Terrifying and enlightening, Clarissa weaves a tapestry of n...

The Decameron is one of the greatest literary works of the Middle Ages. Ten young people have fled the terrible effects of the Black Death in Florence and, in an idyllic setting, tell a series of brilliant stories, by turns humorous, bawdy, tragic and provocative. This celebration of physical and sexual vitality is Boccaccio’s answer to the sublime other-worldliness of Dante’s Divine Comedy.

A milestone in the history of the novel, Samuel Richardson’s epistolary and elaborate Clarissa follows the life of a chaste young woman desperate to protect her virtue. When beautiful Clarissa Harlowe is forced to marry the rich but repulsive Mr Solmes, she refuses, much to her family’s chagrin. She escapes their persecution with the help of Mr Lovelace, a dashing and seductive rake, but soon finds herself in a far worse dilemma. Terrifying and enlightening, Clarissa weaves a tapestry of n...

A milestone in the history of the novel, Samuel Richardson’s epistolary and elaborate Clarissa follows the life of a chaste young woman desperate to protect her virtue. When beautiful Clarissa Harlowe is forced to marry the rich but repulsive Mr Solmes, she refuses, much to her family’s chagrin. She escapes their persecution with the help of Mr Lovelace, a dashing and seductive rake, but soon finds herself in a far worse dilemma. Terrifying and enlightening, Clarissa weaves a tapestry of n...

First published in 1872, Poor Miss Finch tells the story of Lucilla Finch, a young woman who is blind due to an accident. Lucilla lives with her devoted companion, Madame Pratolungo, and fiancé, Oscar Dubourg. However, experimental surgery offers Lucilla the possibility of regaining her sight. Over time a love triangle emerges between Lucilla, Oscar and Oscar’s identical twin, Nugent. Poor Miss Finch is particularly compelling because of Collins’s exploration of themes such as identity, pe...

*ORDER YOUR COPY OFTHE DEATH OF US, ABIGAIL DEAN'S STUNNING NEW NOVEL NOW!* *The breathtaking new novel from the bestselling author of Girl A* A Times thriller of the year ‘I couldn’t put this down’ Stacey HallsWhat really happened on Day One?Everyone has their own version of what happened to the school that day:The survivor, who escaped but is now trapped in a li...

Brought to you by Penguin.Veronica McCreedy is about to have the journey of a lifetime . . .Veronica McCreedy lives in a mansion by the sea. She loves a nice cup of Darjeeling tea whilst watching a good wildlife documentary. And she’s never seen without her ruby-red lipstick.Although these days Veronica is rarely seen by anyone because, at 85, her days are spent mostly at home, alone.She can be found either collecti...

Elizabeth Gaskell’s biography of her friend Charlotte Brontë the first full-length biography of a woman novelist by a woman novelist is a true classic. It transports us with a deft hand straight into 19th-century Haworth, Yorkshire and crafts an extensive account of Brontë’s life, quoting throughout from letters she sent and received. From her challenging, isolated childhood to her death shortly before the age of 39, newly married and pregnant, the enigmatic author of Jane Eyre is portra...

Brought to you by Penguin.Veronica McCreedy returns in the delightfully feel-good new novel from the No. 1 bestselling author of Away with the Penguins - sure to become a firm favourite with readers!Meet the heroine everyone's talking about . . .Fiercely resilient and impeccably dressed, Veronica McCreedy has lived an incredible 87 years. Most of them alone, in her huge house by the sea.But Veronica...

Bloomsbury presents The Bedtime Book of Impossible Questions by Isabel Thomas, read by Olivia Forrest, Nigel Pilkington, Cassidy Warwick and Isaac Gittins.***A Guardian Best Children's Book of 2022******Shortlisted for Children’s Book of the Year: STEM The Week Junior Book Awards***"Top-notch nonfiction from a profoundly accomplished author, it’s the sort of book that could ignite lifelong scientific curiosity." Guardian"The perfect present for any inquisitive...

'This is going to be as big as Jo Nesbo' Judy Finnigan'What a great premise!' Jeffery Deaver, New York Times bestselling author of The Skin Collector and Solitude CreekEeny Meeny is the rocket-paced serial-killer thriller debut from M. J. Arlidge. Eeny Meeny was a Richard and Judy Book Club Summer 2014 pick.********The girl emerged from the woods, barely alive. Her story was beyond belief. But it ...

Bloomsbury presents Pablo and Splash: Viking Voyage by Sheena Dempsey, read by Nigel Pilkington and Hollie TaylorTime-traveling penguins Pablo and Splash board a Viking longship in this hilarious graphic novel audiobook, perfect for fans of Dog Man and InvestiGators.When Pablo and Splash tell their friend Benji about the Vikings and their impressive longships, Benji is desperate to steal the time machine to go plundering for treasu...