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A collection of essays by the author Stefan Zweig, written in the 1930s and 1940s, published in English for the very first time. He shows his profound concern for and dedication to the survival of Europe's spiritual integrity.

Translations previously published separately 2002-2013.

First published in Swedish as "Ett hus utan speglar" by Raben & Sjogren in 2012. First published in English by Pushkin Press in 2013.

A love letter to 'la Serenissima' that delves behind its grand facades. For lovers of Venice - this is a poetic and deeply-felt portrait of this eternally fascinating city and a partner to Petr Kral's meditation on the elusive truth of place in In Search of the Essence of Place

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The story of Coco Chanel's life, as told by her to Paul Morand.

An assured debut that tackles a deeply unsettling and controversial subject, "Breathe" is a shocking psychological thriller about a man at war with himself.

The first English translation of a novel from a Dutch author, this tells the story of WWI through the eyes of Helena, a young woman in love with a British soldier. It won the AKO Literature Prize.

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On the first floor of the big house of the Moriyama family, is a small library. There, on the shelves next to the old books, live the Little People, a tiny family who were once brought from England to Japan by a beloved nanny. Since then, each generation of Moriyama-family children has inherited the responsibility of filling the blue glass with milk to feed the Little People and it's now Yuri's turn. The little girl dutifully fulfils her task ...

In this newly available English translation the reader rediscovers the essential humanist preoccupations of the author of Amok and Twenty-four Hours in the Life of a Woman: his compassion towards human suffering, the horror of war and his faith in idealism, generosity, love - values that can, in an instant, illuminate an entire existence.

A taut psychological prison-thriller from Frederic Dard, one of France's most popular post-war authors

Original text Editions Gallimard 1943 ... English translation Sophie Lewis 2012. ... This edition first published in 2017" -- verso.

A shield against the vulgar. A book which walks the reader through the finer details of dining, smoking, dancing, flirting, card-playing, walking and talking. Part of the series to give an insight into what can be found while browsing in The London Library which is celebrating its 175th anniversary.

This delightful book captures the fighting style from crucial moment in boxing history right after the Prize Ring had become extinct.

This is the story of a young and beautiful widow, Cecile, who falls in love with a notorious womanizer. The tranquil setting in turn-of-the-century Holland belies the suffering that she has to endure in the midst of polite society, and the pain of unspoken passion as she abandons herself to love.