Author: Claire Cock-Starkey

See nature in a whole new light with this enchantingly illustrated treasury of natural folklore and wild wisdom from around the world. Did you know...

The punctuation marks, mathematical symbols and glyphs which haunt the edges of our keyboards have evolved over many hundreds of years. They shape ...

Unearth the secrets of our natural world with The Lore of the Land, a richly illustrated compendium of folklore and wisdom from the land, skies and...

Which are the oldest museums in the world? What is a cabinet of curiosities? Who haunts Hampton Court? What is on the FBIs list of stolen art? '...

The English language is rich with eponyms words that are named after an individual some better known than others. This book features 150 of the m...

Which is the smallest book in the Bodleian Library? Who complained when their secret pen name was revealed in the librarys catalogue? How many mile...

What can be found in the Vaticans Secret Archive? How many books did Charles Darwins library aboard the Beagle hold? Which library is home to a col...