The BiscuitBritish people eat more biscuits than any other nation; they are as embedded in our culture as fish and chips or the Sunday roast. But biscuits are not only tasty treats to go with a cup of tea, the sustenance they afford is often emotional, evoking nostalgic memories of childhood. Lizzie Collingham begins in Roman times when biscuits literally, 'twice baked' bread became the staple of the poor; she takes us to the Middle East, where the addition of

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and our relationships with each other

This beautifully illustrated book features vibrant myths and epic legends told in countries around the world

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from alchemy to unicorns

On the border of civilisation and wilderness

The history of Britain

Carol Ann Duffy's much-celebrated festive poems

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copied by talented scribes and illuminated by the finest miniaturists