The Private Life of Lord Byron
By Antony Peattie
The first book to explore Byron's eating disorder, his father hunger and his rationale – Anorexia Heroica
The House of Fiction
By Phyllis Richardson
A cultural exploration of British houses in fiction from Shandy Hall to Manderley
Empire of Booze
By Henry Jeffreys
A history of the British Empire told through drink
Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay
By Simon Napier-Bell
A one-volume insider history of the whole damn music business
The Lifers' Club
By Francis Pryor
Archaeology can be a dirty business
The Wake
By Paul Kingsnorth
A post-apocalyptic novel set in 1066
Forgotten Heroes of Comedy
By Robert Ross
A Celebration of the Comedy underdog
