Literary reference works

Shakespeare had an ear and hand that was able to capture our everyday thoughts and emotions, pin them to a page, and express them so well that even today they can make us feel stunned to be seen. Featuring 366 of the finest (but not necessarily the most famous) quotes, this collection has been mi...

Most of us give little thought to the back of the book - it's just where you go to look things up. But here, hiding in plain sight, is an unlikely realm of ambition and obsession, sparring and politicking, pleasure and play. This is the secret world of the index: an unsung but extraordinary every...

Are you weary in brain and body? Do you desire a positive cure for your pessimism? Do you require Brontë to re-boot your broken heart? Do you despair of your nose? Can Fielding open your flood gates? Or Pynchon purge your paranoia? May we administer Austen to curb your arrogance? Hemingway for y...