Isambard Doyle has buried the truth of who he really is deep within him, a truth that yearns to break free. He is being held captive by a debilitating fear and travels into a fantastic world of opulence and grandeur, heroes and villains where the stage is set for an epic battle between the forces of good and evil, a battle for the young man's very soul itself. Join him on the first stage of an epic comedy adventure as he journeys ever deeper into his inner world to slay his demons and reveal his light.

A new paperback edition of a best-selling anthology.

Why is the Victoria Line so hot? What is an Electrical Multiple Unit? Is it really possible to ride from King's Cross to King's Cross on the Circle line? The London Underground is the oldest, most sprawling and illogical metropolitan transport system in the world, the result of a series of botch-jobs and improvisations.Yet it transports over one billion passengers every year - and this figure is rising. It is iconic, recognised the world over, and loved and despised by Londoners in equal measure. Blending reportage, humour and personal encounters, Andrew Martin embarks on a wonderfully engaging social history of London's underground railway system (which despite its name, is in fact fifty-five per cent overground). Underground, Overground is a highly enjoyable, witty and informative history of everything you need to know about the Tube.

An exploration of all that encompasses the world of Sherlock Holmes – tracing the infamous character’s own interests, personality, and mythologised biography alongside that of his creator’s.

Jeremy Paxman's unique portrait of the Victorian age takes readers on an exciting journey through the birth of modern Britain. Using the paintings of the era as a starting point, he tells us stories of urban life, family, faith, industry and empire that helped define the Victorian spirit and imagination. To Paxman, these paintings were the television of their day, and his exploration of Victorian art and society shows how these artists were chronicling a world changing before their eyes. This enthralling history is Paxman at his best - opinionated, informed, witty, surprising - and a glorious reminder of how the Victorians made us who we are today.