Discover the wisdom of our greatest writers and philosophers to help you tackle life's big questions.

Beautiful fashion plates from Regency magazine La Belle Assemblée are combined with much-loved passages from Jane Austen’s novels and juvenilia and woven together with commentary from leading Oxford academic Professor Ros Ballaster.

The private notebooks of Roman Emperor and Philosopher, Marcus Aurelius, published here with an introduction by John Sellars.

Shakespeare's delightful comedy of misunderstanding and misidentification, illustrated throughout by Sir John Gilbert and with introduction by Dr Robert Mighall.

A Macmillan Collector's Library edition of the first of James Herriot's brilliantly funny memoirs about life as a Yorkshire vet.

A collection of Orwell’s compellingly perceptive essays on subjects from food to weather to unemployment, edited and introduced by Professor Michael Gardiner.

A gorgeous pocket-sized, hardback edition of one of Shakespeare's most magical plays, fully illustrated by Sir John Gilbert and with an introduction by Ned Halley.

Shakespeare’s famous political tragedy set in Ancient Rome, fully illustrated by Sir John Gilbert and with an introduction by Ned Halley.

A brilliantly readable history of privacy with a simple and urgent argument: private life is a precious and sustaining resource that must be defended.

Focussing on three unforgettable daughters, Shakespeare’s King Lear tackles ideas of family and inheritance. This edition features illustrations by Sir John Gilbert and an introduction by Dr Robert Mighall.