CRESTFALLEN at CHICANERY and CIRCUMLOCUTION? Have no TRUCK with TOMFOOLERY and TRUMPERY? Or OMNIS...

Quotations - or snippets from them - are commonly used in everyday speech, most often without the...

Accompanied by colour destination photographs and illustrations, mainly from the British Library ...

Serious answers to rhetorical questions-what's not to like? For those of us who have long wondere...

The Novel-Writer's Toolkit

Start with Chaucer, Dickens, Blake and Larkin in Westminster Abbey. Hop on a bus through Zadie Sm...

'This 'essential cornucopia' aims to inspire you to use uncommon words in their original contex'-...

Her Ladyship's guide to speaking and writing better English. Wherever you are, whatever the compa...

Considers the art of conversation in all kinds of contexts, from first impressions to the art of ...

A round-up of Britain's most fascinating royal attractions, written in an amusing, accessible style.

Practical and invaluable advice on every aspect of modern etiquette, both royal and everyday.

From the Chelsea Flower Show, the Glyndebourne Festival and Glorious Goodwood to Royal Ascot, the...

A re-issue of the popular 2017 hardback edition, The Accidental Apostrophe.______________________...

Una aproximación sencilla a la mitología, el arte, la cultura y el teatro, la historia y las cost...

Ever wondered if Cheapside really is cheap, what you do in Threadneedle Street, or who the knight...

'Words are beautiful and versatile things, but when used incorrectly they can lose a lot in trans...

A fascinating collection of the many unusual and vibrant phrases that adorn our language, looking...

All of us face personal challenges in our lives that seem like boulders - immovable objects that ...

In this amusing yet practical guide to modern manners, Her Ladyship offers invaluable advice on e...

'Will do for grammar what Eats Shoots and Leaves did for punctuation' - The Times________________...

Novel writing is a popular hobby. This book provides the would-be and starter novelist with vario...

Walking is one of the most natural and fundamental of all human conscious movements. It raises yo...

Walking is one of the most natural and fundamental of all human conscious movements. It raises yo...

We take summer holidays for granted but, back in the 1940s, the picture was very different. War h...

Does absence really make the heart grow fonder?Can beggars be choosers?Is it always better late t...

No turkey. No fruit to make a decent pudding. No money for presents. Your children away from home...

Take a journey down winding lanes and Roman roads in this witty and informative guide to the mean...

Following in the tradition of the British Library Philosophy of ... series, this full-colour book...

The author of The Philosophy of Christmas creates another 'stocking filler' for the festive seaso...

'This is a fascinating book ... it will no doubt be a great source of entertainment around many a...