Swords, sex and the sixteenth century. - The first title in an epic series of swashbuckling adventures: Fortunes of France. Now in a new cover edition.

These inquisitive, enchanting pieces are a collective celebration of bookshops - for anyone who has ever fallen under their spell.

A new pocket edition of this darkly compelling tale of seduction, jealousy and betrayal from the master of the novella.

A hilarious and moving road trip around Iceland in an old car, told by a recently divorced woman with a five year-old boy 'on loan'

Intensely moving stories that tell of the absurd violence of war, and tenderly depict the animals and children caught in its vortex.

A dazzling new collection of Pushkin's most fiction, in definitive translations by the acclaimed Anthony Briggs.

A biographical essay of Casanova, the Venetian who lived most of his life in exile from his beloved city and created his own myth - which in turn is a reflection of the nature of the city itself.

Another classic collection of mysteries from the Golden Age of British crime writing, by the author of The Scarlet Pimpernel

A new Pushkin Collection edition of this classic Zweig novella-an epic chess match on a transatlantic liner unearths a story of persecution and obsession

From the author of the hit The Evenings - two classic novellas that are considered among Gerard Reve's best work.

A harrowing account of life in Italy in the year leading up to World War II.