The Satires of Horace (65-8 BC), written in the troubled decade ending with the establishment of Augustus' regime, provide an amusing treatment of men's perennial enslavement to money, power, glory and sex. Epistles I, addressed to the poet's friends, deals with the problem of achieving contentment amid the complexities of urban life, while Epistles II and the Ars Poetica discuss Latin poetry - its history and social functions, and the craft required for its success. Both works have had a ...

Updated version of the 2004 cult classic that shone a light into the darkest corners of London's criminal underworld. Judas Pig 2023 (rebooted and suited) carries on in the same tradition and, like its predecessor, pulls no punches. It's a tough but darkly funny read from start to finish and not for the faint-hearted.

'Look, my lord! See heaven itself declares against your impious intentions!' The Castle of Otranto (1764) is the first supernatural English novel and one of the most influential works of Gothic fiction. It inaugurated a literary genre that will be forever associated with the effects that Walpole pioneered. Professing to be a translation of a mysterious Italian tale from the darkest Middle Ages, the novel tells of Manfred, prince of Otranto, whose fear of an ancien...

The long-awaited prequel to Judas Pig. Set in the early Eighties, Soho Swag finds Billy Abrahams scratching a living committing petty crimes on the streets of South London. Billy is offered the chance to leave behind his hand-to-mouth existence to go to work for Soho godfather Bernie Silver, determined to re-establish his authority in London's West End after spending time in prison for murder and the biggest police corruption case in British history.

The Works of Horace by Horace is a masterful collection of poetry that blends wit, wisdom, and insight into human nature. Through odes, satires, and epistles, Horace explores themes of love, friendship, philosophy, and the art of living with elegance and balance. His writing captures the joys and challenges of life with clarity, humor, and enduring relevance. At the heart of this work lies its compelling hook: the pursuit of happiness through moderation, reflection, and the appreciation of...

The satires epistles and art of poetry of Horace offers a reflection driven exploration of perspective, balance, and the pursuit of a measured life. Drawing from everyday situations and observed habits, the work blends commentary, self-awareness, and humor to examine how individuals respond to desire, ambition, and the pressures of community. Its opening portion considers why people often imagine that another path would bring greater fulfillment, contrasting occupations and routines to rev...

The odes and carmen saeculare of Horace presents a collection of lyrical reflections that blend personal insight with broader meditations on life, art, and human experience. The opening pages introduce the translator’s effort to balance fidelity to Latin meter with the demands of English verse, emphasizing the difficulty of conveying the precision, balance, and clarity that define the original works. This initial discussion frames the collection as both a literary tribute and an exploratio...

This collection of unvarnished random recollections fills in yet more missing pieces of Billy Abraham's background story, outlining his crazy, unconventional life, from an innocent primary schoolboy and original pre-teenage '69 skinhead, on through the heady days of Glam rock and Punk, and also his escapades as a professional criminal on the streets of London's Soho.

Horace (65-8 bc) was one of the greatest poets of the Golden or Augustan age of Latin literature, a master of precision and irony who brilliantly transformed early Greek iambic and lyric poetry into sophisticated Latin verse of outstanding beauty. Offering allusive and exquisitely crafted insights into the brief joys of the present and the uncertain nature of the future, his Odes and Epodes explore such diverse themes as the virtues of pastoral life, the joys of wine, friendship and love, ...

What the Roman poet Horace can teach us about how to live a life of contentmentWhat are the secrets to a contented life? One of Rome’s greatest and most influential poets, Horace (65–8 BCE) has been cherished by readers for more than two thousand years not only for his wit, style, and reflections on Roman society, but also for his wisdom about how to live a good life—above all else, a life of contentment in a world of materialistic excess and personal pressures. In...

An incredible tale of one man's adversity and defiance, f****or readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz**.**Horace Greasley escaped over 200 times from a notorious German prison camp to see the girl he loved. This is his incredible true story.A Sunday Times Bestseller - over 60,000 copies sold.Even in the most horrifying places on earth, hope still lingers in the darkness, waiting for the opp...

The Castle of Otranto is regarded as the first gothic novel as it merges medievalism and terror in a style that has endured ever since. The aesthetics of the book shaped modern-day gothic books, films, art, music and the goth subculture. The book begins on the wedding-day of his sickly son Conrad and princess Isabella. Shortly before the wedding, however, Conrad is crushed to death by a gigantic helmet that falls on him from above. This inexplicable event is particularly ominous in light o...