Frederic Warde 
Bruce Rogers Designer of Books 

A literary tour-de-force of power, guilt and obsession – two people stalk each other through the shadowy, tangled web of the past – man and woman caught in a dangerous game of confession, each partly …

This hitherto unpublished first-hand witness account, written in 1968-9, tells the story of a privileged Polish woman whose life was torn apart by the outbreak of the Second World War and Soviet …

First published in 1967. This journal is a copy of the narrated manuscript of Captain Cook’s last voyage of discovery into the Pacific Ocean. It spans from 1776 to 1779 and includes illustrations and …

Following his participation in James Cook’s circumnavigation in HMS Endeavour (1768-71), Joseph Banks developed an extensive global network of scientists and explorers. His correspondence shows how …

The perfect gift for anyone with a shrewd sense of humour.Decidedly absurd, and always entertaining, revel in the very best letters to The Times.From umbrella protocol at the Coronation to growing …

The Dolphin Letters offers an unprecedented portrait of Robert Lowell and Elizabeth Hardwick during the last seven years of Lowell's life (1970 to 1977), a time of personal crisis and creative …

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY SIR RANULPH FIENNES The Last Expedition is Captain Scott”s gripping account of his expedition to the South Pole in 1910-12. It was meant to be a voyage of scientific discover …

In 1921, a young female doctor started analysis with Sigmund Freud. In a diary, she recorded what moved her. The present volume not only contains a full translation of these records, but also …

Translated into English for the first time, the letters collected here bring to life one of the greatest thinkers of the twentieth century, Ludwig Wittgenstein. In letters written over forty years, …