*PLUTARCH AWARD FOR THE BEST BIOGRAPHY OF 2024*
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE DUFF COOPER PRIZE*
‘SUBLIME’ A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024
‘STUNNINGLY GOOD’ THE TIMES BEST HISTORY BOOKS 2024
‘COMPULSIVE’ A PROSPECT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024
‘BRILLIANT’ A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024
*PLUTARCH AWARD FOR THE BEST BIOGRAPHY OF 2024*
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE DUFF COOPER PRIZE*
‘SUBLIME’ A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024
‘STUNNINGLY GOOD’ THE TIMES BEST HISTORY BOOKS 2024
‘COMPULSIVE’ A PROSPECT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024
‘BRILLIANT’ A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024
‘SUBLIME’ A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024
‘STUNNINGLY GOOD’ THE TIMES BEST HISTORY BOOKS 2024
‘COMPULSIVE’ A PROSPECT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024
From the winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize, an extraordinary story of the meteoric rise and fall of George Villiers, the first Duke of Buckingham.
‘SUBLIME’ A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024
‘STUNNINGLY GOOD’ THE TIMES BEST HISTORY BOOKS 2024
‘COMPULSIVE’ A PROSPECT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024
‘BRILLIANT’ A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024
From the winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize, an extraordinary story of the meteoric rise and fall of George Villiers, the first Duke of Buckingham.
A photography book that is a vital accompaniment to the many fans of Hilary Mantel’s bestselling Wolf Hall Trilogy, now a major TV series
‘Derry Girls meets David Sedaris’ Elske Rahill
‘The writing is full of energy and originality’ Irish Times
Now a major film, this is a dramatic reinterpretation of the life of Mary Queen of Scots by one of the leading historians of this period.
This book is a lush and beautiful memoir of a very special house and a superb recreation of a bygone era.
‘This book includes some of the greatest of our poetry. I hope that it adds up to a new way of thinking about who we have been, and who we are now.’
THE TIMES BIOGRAPHY OF THE DECADE
WINNER OF THE 2013 SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION
WINNER OF THE 2013 COSTA BOOK AWARDS BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR
The story of Gabriele D’Annunzio, poet, daredevil – and Fascist.
THE TIMES BIOGRAPHY OF THE DECADE
WINNER OF THE 2013 SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION
WINNER OF THE 2013 COSTA BOOK AWARDS BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR
The story of Gabriele D’Annunzio, poet, daredevil – and Fascist.
‘This is the most gripping book I’ve read in ages … It is beautifully written, fascinating, disturbing and often very funny.’ Roddy Doyle
THE TIMES BIOGRAPHY OF THE DECADE
WINNER OF THE 2013 SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION
WINNER OF THE 2013 COSTA BOOK AWARDS BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR
The story of Gabriele D’Annunzio, poet, daredevil – and Fascist.
THE TIMES BIOGRAPHY OF THE DECADE
WINNER OF THE 2013 SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION
WINNER OF THE 2013 COSTA BOOK AWARDS BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR
The story of Gabriele D’Annunzio, poet, daredevil – and Fascist.
This is a chapter from Alex Ross’s groundbreaking history of twentieth-century classical music, ‘The Rest is Noise’. Further extracts are available as digital shorts, accompanying the London Southbank festival programme.
From the author of ‘The Pike’ – winner of the 2013 Samuel Johnson prize for non-fiction – a compelling story of heroism told through eight famous lives that span from Achilles to Sir Francis Drake.
