Bloomsbury

James Graham, Marquis of Montrose, the soldier-poet who fought so magnificently and so fruitlessly for his King, Charles I.A tale of seduction and witchcraft and a promise made to Charles 1 to "raise Scotland for the King"Margaret Irwin's novels of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries have been popular for over five decades. The author's...

Volume Three of his Bestselling Autobiography.As work on Visconti’s Death in Venice draws to a close, Dirk Bogarde is preparing his house in Provence as a retreat. Before he is rewarded with the peace and tranquillity he craves, however, he is forced to endure damage to his possessions, dying olive trees and the rampaging mistral. This third...

The Methuen Drama Book of Suffrage Plays is an anthology of eight exciting pieces written for and by members of the Actresses Franchise League from 1909-13. Immediately playable, they offer strong, varied roles for female casts, while also providing invaluable source material to students and scholars from a wide range of disciplines.Featuring 'How...

First produced in 1673 and Moliere’s final play, The Hypochondriac is a scathingly funny lampoon on both hypochondria and the 'quack’ medical profession.Argan is a perfectly healthy, wealthy gentleman, convinced that he is seriously ill. So obsessed is he with medicinal tinkerings and tonics that he is blind to the goings on in his own...

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Cricket But Were too Afraid to Ask explains the often-baffling laws of modern sport in a light-hearted and easy-to-understand way to the new fan/spectator or the ’sport widow’. This is a witty, off-the-wall guide to the rules of modern cricket, as if written by a very patient but understanding...

The most explosive book yet about corruption in cricket Lawrence Booth, editor of Wisden Cricketers AlmanackA startling and powerful journey to the very core of Indias illegal bookmaking industry that exposes the scale of corruption and the match-fixing that now runs rife throughout world cricket.   For several years Ed Hawkins made friends with...