Richard Holmes

Richard Holmes explores the scientific ferment that swept across Britain at the end of 18th century. He charts the many voyages of discovery - astronomical, chemical, poetical and philosophical - that made up this ‘age of wonder’, and the inspired individuals behind them.

Built as a temporary refuge in case of air raid attacks, Churchill's secret bunker was under the heart of central London and it became a second home to civil servants, military personnel and Churchill himself. This book includes first-hand accounts of people who lived there, revealing what life was like for them in the underground shelter.

First part of major biography of the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Sequel to: 'Coleridge: Early visions', (3026) Covering the last thirty years of his career, this volume sees Coleridge re-emerge on the literary scene as a great and daring poet.

A biography of Winston Churchill, which looks at the influences that made him what he was. The author argues that the qualities that made him great also led him to make catastrophic blunders such as the loss of Allied lives in Gallipoli and the fall of Singapore.

A shy boy born into an impoverished Anglo-Irish noble family, Arthur Wellesley became a national hero for saving Europe from Napoleon Bonaparte. As the Duke of Wellington he later served as Prime minister and Queen Victoria wept at his death. The author charts the extraordinary progress of the Iron Duke.