Books for The History Buff

Wandering Jew: The Search for Joseph Roth
Wandering Jew: The Search for Joseph Roth

Dennis Marks

In this revealing ‘psycho-geography’, Dennis Marks makes a journey through the eastern border­lands of Europe to uncover the truth about Roth’s lost world. The result is a riveting and involving documentary that reunites Roth with his creative and spiritual landscape.

Questions of Travel: William Morris in Iceland
Questions of Travel: William Morris in Iceland

Lavinia Greenlaw William Morris

The great Victorian William Morris was fascinated by Iceland, which inspired him to write one of the masterpieces of travel literature. Poet Lavinia Greenlaw follows in his footsteps, combining excerpts from his Icelandic writings with her own eye-witness response to the country and creates a highly original meditation – part memoir, part prose poem, part criticism, part travelogue.

The Foreigner: Two Essays On Exile
The Foreigner: Two Essays On Exile

Richard Sennett

Sennett explores displacement through two vibrant historical moments: mid-19th century Paris and the Jewish Ghetto of Renaissance Venice uncovering surprising consequences.

Limited Edition Set Number Two
Limited Edition Set Number Two

This beautifully produced, limited-edition gift box contains our eight titles from Autumn 2011. Only 500 sets were created and individually numbered for the perfect gift. All our books are exquisitely designed and bound in vibrant high-quality linen.

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