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Best known for the progressive school he founded in Dessau during the 18th century, Johann Bernhard Basedow was a central thinker in the German Enlightenment. Since his death in 1790 a substantial bo …

”An extraordinary biography by the very last witness of a devastating four years in British history” Daily Mail On 17 June 2009, Harry Patch celebrated his 111th birthday. At the time, he was the l …

Strings Attachedis the story of a brilliant, but ferocious music teacher who came to be known as Mr K. A Ukrainian immigrant who survived an abusive childhood to become a noted resident and teacher, …

Aged just 23, and already set on a life of adventure, Roger Taylor signed up as an able seaman on the square-rigger Endeavour II, bound from Australia to New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. It was t …

Des Sleightholme, former Editor of Yachting Monthly’ for many years, is well known for his irreverent outlook on the Establishment and for his unfailing eye for the funny side of things; here he take …

Spanning four seasons, 10 countries, three teaching jobs, and countless buses, Patagonian Road chronicles Kate Mc Cahill”s solo journey from Guatemala to Argentina. In her struggles with language, r …

A captivating collection of pieces about the art of narration by Britain”s finest biographer, Michael Holroyd In this collection of pieces, Michael Holroyd reflects on the eccentricities of the art …

”An ode to the ocean, and the generations of women drawn to the waves or left waiting on the shore” Guardian In Salt On Your Tongue, Charlotte Runcie explores what the sea means to us, and particul …