Peter Ackroyd
Three Brothers
86%
Three Brothers follows the lives and fortunes of Harry, Daniel and Sam Hanway, a trio of brothers…
London Under
68%
From the author of the bestselling London: The Biography, a poetic and powerful urban history of…
Foundation: A History of England
87%
Having written enthralling biographies of London and of its great river, the Thames, Peter Ackroyd…
The Canterbury Tales
68%
The Canterbury Tales is a major part of England's literary heritage. From the exuberant Wife of…
Hawksmoor
58%
Penguin Decades bring you the novels that helped shape modern Britain. When they were published,…
Poe: A Life Cut Short
65%
Edgar Allan Poe served as a soldier and began his literary career composing verses modelled on…
The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein
66%
'It was at Oxford that I first met Bysshe. We arrived at our college on the same day; confusing to…
Thames: The Biography
68%
In this perfect companion to London: The Biography, Peter Ackroyd once again delves into the hidden…
The Lambs Of London
79%
Mary Lamb is confined by the restrictions of domesticity: her father is losing his mind, her mother…
The Fall of Troy
98%
Sophia Chrysanthis is only 16 when the German archaeologist Herr Obermann comes wooing: he wants a…
Thames: Sacred River
76%
Offers a guide to this extraordinary river and the towns and villages which line it. Exploring its…
The Fall of Troy
98%
Heinrich Obermann, a celebrated German archaeologist, has uncovered the ancient ruins of Troy on a…
Shakespeare — The Biography
97%
Peter Ackroyd's marvellous biography is a living attempt to reach into the heart of Shakespeare. He…
London: The Biography
77%
Much of Peter Ackroyd's work has been concerned with the life and past of London but here, as a…
Blake
75%
Poet, painter, engraver and visionary, Blake’s was a radical spirit fired by genius. Yet his life…