Harry Mount and John Davie unlock the wisdom of the past in this light-hearted and fascinating book, revealing how ancient Latin can help us to live better in the present.
From the New York Times bestselling, National Book Award-winning, Booker Prize-longlisted author of Let the Great World Spin and Transatlantic comes a passionate and practical book of advice, as essential for budding writers as Stephen King’s On Writing
An A–Z of intriguing, illuminating and surprising linguistic knowledge, written by the inventor of the bestselling quiz game about words and language, League of the Lexicon.
This book on playwriting is ideal for anyone keen to understand how contemporary plays and playwrights work, particularly those readers wanting to write for the stage themselves.
Based on the online blogs of acclaimed historian and author Ada Palmer, Inventing the Renaissance provides a fresh perspective on what makes this period one of the most captivating and unique parts of European history.
In a world where all language is data that can be stored, monitored, and controlled, The Future of Language explores the impact this will have on how we communicate.