British Literature

London – The name Peter Burra is now largely forgotten, yet before his untimely death in a plane crash in April 1937 he was regarded as one of Britain’s finest and most influential critics.
The intersection between literature and the other creative arts is the focus of two new exhibitions in London and Hampshire.
 
Surrey, England — To be sold at auction on Thursday 10th March, this exceptional work, which is dated 1963, was produced for a fami
London – Thought lost for almost a century, the Honresfield Library was assembled with passion by self-made Victorian industrialists Alfred and William Law at the turn of the 20th century and has s
London — Rare and special editions of works by Sappho, Jane Austen and Oscar Wilde are among the highlights of Peter Harrington’s new catalogue
London — To mark its move to new premises in Bloomsbury, Bernard Quaritch Ltd., one of London’s oldest purveyors of rare books and manuscripts, is pleased to
Below, we offer two titles sure to put a little spring in your step. Each focuses on British ladies of letters--the Brontë sisters, and Agatha Christie.