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Robin Hood: The Unknown Templar
John Paul Davis
A bold new theory on the life of one of England's greatest icons.
A Dream Within A Dream: The Life of Edgar Allan Poe
Nigel Barnes
This immensely readable new biography is the first to incorporate a generous selection of the letters in such a way that they illuminate the New England author's story and help shine a light into the shadowy corners of his life that have hitherto been shrouded in mystery and legend.
In the Shadow of the Dreamchild: The Myth and Reality of Lewis Carroll
Karoline Leach
Lewis Carroll's biography has become more the stuff of myth than fact. Meticulously researched In the Shadow of the Dreamchild is a landmark study that, in the decade since it's first publication, has changed the way we see the creator of Alice.
Empire of the Sikhs: The Life and Times of Maharaja Ranjit Singh
Patwant Singh and Jyoti M. Rai
Ranjit Singh has been largely written out of accounts of India's past by British historians. Yet he was one of the most powerful figures in Indian history. Empire of the Sikhs is a long overdue appraisal of a figure who contributed so much to Sikh history and made Amritsar's Golden Temple one of the greatest religious pilgrimage sites in the world.
Exile
Padraic O'Conaire
With its powerful evocation of life on the bottom rungs of society in Ireland and England in the early years of the twentieth century Exile, here in an award-winning translation, is a novel that deserves to be rediscovered as one of Ireland's lost classics.
The Ice Palace
Tarjei Vesaas
A new Modern Classic edition of what is commonly seen as the legendary Norwegian writer's masterpiece.
The Man Who Planted Trees
Jean Giono
In his wonderful story of Elzéard Bouffier, an imaginary yet wholly believable shepherd, Jean Giono hoped to inspire a reafforestation programme that would renew the whole earth.
The Year of the Hare
Arto Paasilinna
A best-seller in Finland and in France, The Year of the Hare has gained an outstanding reputation throughout Europe for its wit, imagination and conscience.
The Press Book
Brian Braithwaite
A fascinating insider's account of the world of print media since the end of the War – from Picture Post to OK!
A Scarcity of Love
Anna Kavan
Issued for the first time as a Peter Owen Modern Classic, A Scarcity of Love tells the story of a young girl, rejected by her narcissistic and vengeful mother, whose life thereafter is a continuing series of betrayals that can lead only to the dead end of madness and death.
Boy in Darkness and Other Stories
Mervyn Peake
A breathtaking collection of stories by one of England's greatest writers and artists. Boy In Darkness, out of print for many years, is seen as a missing link in the Titus books, while the other stories in this volume all have the hallmarks of Peake's brooding genius. The book is illustrated throughout with Peake drawings that have have never been seen before. Peter Owen Publishers gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the Mervyn Peake Estate with this publication.