Editor’s Picks: Stories We Recommend First

Curated by our editorial team, these books stand out for their craft, originality, and reader connection. If you’re not sure where to start, begin here.

Unreliable Life of Harry the Valet: The Great Victorian Jewel Thief

By: Duncan Hamilton

In October 1898, on route to Paris' Gare du Nord station, the Dowager Duchess of Sutherland's jewels were stolen from her train carriage. More than 40 pieces, worth nearly GBP2m today, disappeared tha...

Stories From Shakespeare

By: Anna Claybourne

Presents prose retellings of ten of Shakespeare's plays, and includes summaries and main character lists for his other plays.

Story of Inventions (Narrative Non Fiction)

By: Anna Claybourne

Reveals the real-life stories behind dozens of brilliant ideas, from the invention of the wheel, to the hi-tech gadgets of today.A fascinating book that describes the successes - and failures - of inv...