Books of the Globe — paperback book

On Wilder Seas by Nikki Marmery Book Review

On Wilder Seas by Nikki Marmery Book Review

On Wilder Seas imagines the life of ‘Maria’, an enslaved Guinean trying to forge a life for herself within the context of the early modern Age of Discovery.

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Bill Bryson: Shakespeare Book Review

Bill Bryson: Shakespeare Book Review

The idea [of this book] is a simple one: to see how much of Shakespeare we can know, really know, from the record. Which is one reason, of course, it’s so slender.

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Book of English Magic by Philip Carr-Gomm & Richard Heygate Book Review

Book of English Magic by Philip Carr-Gomm & Richard Heygate Book Review

Absolutely worth a read even if you're not into the subject as it will certainly make you!

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