Neville Jason

Tired of the glitter and glamour of St Petersburg society, aristocratic dandy Eugene Onegin retreats to the country where idealistic young poet Vladimir Lensky is happy to introduce him to his fiancee, Olga. But when Olga's sister Tatiana becomes infatuated with Onegin, his cold rejection of her love brings about a tragedy that engulfs them all.

This is the extraordinary story of a boy called Wart - ignored by everyone except his tutor, Merlin - who goes on to become King Arthur. This masterful retelling of the Arthurian legend contains all five books about the early life of King Arthur (The Sword in the Stone, The Witch in the Wood, The Ill-Made Knight, The Candle in the Wind and The Book of Merlyn).

Consisting of twenty-one short stories, each possessing the name of a chemical element, this collection tells of the author’s experiences as a Jewish-Italian chemist before, during and after Auschwitz. In luminous, clear, and unfailingly beautiful prose, it has been named the best science book ever by the Royal Institution of Great Britain and is considered to be Levi’s crowning achievement.