Bubbles over with zest and vitality A most ingenious and exciting plot, full of good puzzles and discoveries and worked out among a varied cast of entertaining characters. Dorothy L. Sayers George Furnace, flight instructor at Baston Aero Club, dies instantly when his plane crashes into the English [...]

Jefferson Farjeon is quite unsurpassed for creepy skill in mysterious adventures. Dorothy L. Sayers Richard Temperley arrives at Euston station early on a fogbound London morning. He takes refuge in a nearby hotel, along with a disagreeable fellow passenger, who had snored his way through the train [...]

Christmas is a mysterious, as well as magical, time of year. Strange things can happen, and this helps to explain the hallowed tradition of telling ghost stories around the fireside as the year draws to a close. Christmas tales of crime and detection have a similar appeal. When television becomes ti[...]

The lowest and vilest alleys in London do not present a more dreadful record of sin than does the smiling and beautiful countryside.... Think of the deeds of hellish cruelty, the hidden wickedness which may go on, year in, year out, in such places, and none the wiser. Sherlock Holmes Many of the gre[...]

On a dark November evening, Sir Wilfred Saxonby is travelling alone in the 5 o clock train from Cannon Street, in a locked compartment. The train slows and stops inside a tunnel; and by the time it emerges again minutes later, Sir Wilfred has been shot dead, his heart pierced by a single bullet. Sui[...]

He could feel it in the blackness, a difference in atmosphere, a sense of evil, of things hidden. Amy Snowden, in middle age, has long since settled into a lonely life in the Yorkshire town of Gunnarshaw, until to her neighbours surprise she suddenly marries a much younger man. Months later, Amy is [...]

The Art of Fine Gifts: With their decorations, images, bright pigments and finishing touches of gold leaf, illuminated manuscripts are beautiful objects page by page. Drawing from the British Library's extensive collection, this calendar features 12 stunning and intricate details. Whether familiar w[...]

Where better than the British Library's collection to find an astonishing array of classic book covers? Each month showcases a selection of covers focusing on a different theme, from Charles Dickens to classic science fiction, from The Wizard of Oz to Sherlock Holmes. A perfect gift for any book lov[...]

Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland beloved children's classic and this mini wall calendar is the perfect celebration. It features 12 delightful illustrations from such talents as Sir John Tenniel and Arthur Rackham. Informative text accompanies each work and the datepad features previo[...]

With their decorations, images, bright pigments and finishing touches of gold leaf, illuminated manuscripts are beautiful objects page by page. Drawing from the British Librarys extensive collection, this calendar features 12 stunning and intricate details. Whether familiar with medieval history or [...]

This collection of 12 sheets of quality standard-size (500 x 700mm) gift wrap features maps from the British Library, the UK's national library, from the late-16th to the 19th century. The easy-to-remove tear-off pad binding gives a clean edge and the cover keeps your wrap neat and tidy until needed[...]