Collection: Language & Literature

From the curiosities of our lexicon and grammar, literary criticism  to writing a novel, here you’ll discover our bestselling language and literature books. Explore our vast selection of dictionaries and thesauruses (or thesauri, if you prefer), language learning guides, and books on creative writing.

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  • Rosen’s Almanac : Weird and wonderful words for every day of the year by Rosen, Michael
    Rosen’s Almanac : Weird and wonderful words for every day of the year-9781529148916
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  • Words from the Heart : An Emotional Dictionary by Dent, Susie
    Words from the Heart : An Emotional Dictionary-9781529379686
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  • The Book Lover's Almanac : A Year of Literary Events, Letters, Scandals and Plot Twists by Johnson, Alex
    The Book Lover's Almanac : A Year of Literary Events, Letters, Scandals and Plot Twists-9780712354240
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  • Track Record: Me, Music, and the War on Blackness : THE REVOLUTIONARY MEMOIR FROM THE UK'S MOST CREATIVE VOICE by Poet, George the
    Track Record: Me, Music, and the War on Blackness : THE REVOLUTIONARY MEMOIR FROM THE UK'S MOST CREATIVE VOICE-9781529341935
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  • The Art of Explanation : How to Communicate with Clarity and Confidence by Atkins, Ros
    The Art of Explanation : How to Communicate with Clarity and Confidence-9781472298447
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  • The Book Lover’s Journal by Freya North et al published Mid November (Exclusive not available on Amazon!)
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  • SIGNED BY THE AUTHORS* The Book Lover’s Journal by Freya North et al PUBLISHED (Exclusive and not available on Amazon!)
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  • Easy Learning French Complete Grammar, Verbs and Vocabulary (3 books in 1) : Trusted Support for Learning by Collins Dictionaries
    Easy Learning French Complete Grammar, Verbs and Vocabulary (3 books in 1) : Trusted Support for Learning-9780008141721
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  • The Haunted Wood : A History of Childhood Reading by Leith, Sam
    The Haunted Wood : A History of Childhood Reading-9780861548187
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  • Paperback Oxford English Dictionary by Oxford Languages
    Paperback Oxford English Dictionary-9780199640942
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  • The Secret Lives of Booksellers & Librarians : True stories of the magic of reading by Patterson, James
    The Secret Lives of Booksellers & Librarians : True stories of the magic of reading-9781529918892
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  • London: An Illustrated Literary Companion by Gray, Rosemary
    London: An Illustrated Literary Companion-9781035031689
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  • A Streetcar Named Desire by Williams, Tennessee
    A Streetcar Named Desire-9780141190273
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  • Word Origins...And How We Know Them : Etymology for Everyone by Liberman, Anatoly (Professor of the Humanities, Professor of the Humanities, University of Minnesota, USA)
    Word Origins...And How We Know Them : Etymology for Everyone-9780195387070
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  • Creative Writing Skills by Badenoch, Charlotte
    Creative Writing Skills-9781803521817
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  • Oxford Paperback Dictionary & Thesaurus by Oxford Languages
    Oxford Paperback Dictionary & Thesaurus-9780199558469
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  • The Deorhord: An Old English Bestiary by Videen, Hana
    The Deorhord: An Old English Bestiary-9781800815797
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  • My Shakespeare : A Director's Journey through the First Folio by Doran, Greg
    My Shakespeare : A Director's Journey through the First Folio-9781350330191
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  • The Madman's Library : The Greatest Curiosities of Literature by Brooke-Hitching, Edward
    The Madman's Library : The Greatest Curiosities of Literature-9781471166914
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  • Korean Essential Dictionary : All the Words You Need, Every Day by Collins Dictionaries
    Korean Essential Dictionary : All the Words You Need, Every Day-9780008270636
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  • Interesting Stories about Curious Words : From Stealing Thunder to Red Herrings by Dent, Susie
    Interesting Stories about Curious Words : From Stealing Thunder to Red Herrings-9781399811675
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  • Pocket Oxford English Dictionary by Oxford Languages
    Pocket Oxford English Dictionary-9780199666157
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  • Gwynne's Latin : The Ultimate Introduction to Latin Including the Latin in Everyday English by Gwynne, Nevile
    Gwynne's Latin : The Ultimate Introduction to Latin Including the Latin in Everyday English-9780091957438
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  • The Waste Land : A Biography of a Poem by Hollis, Matthew
    The Waste Land : A Biography of a Poem-9780571297221
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  • Papyrus : THE MILLION-COPY GLOBAL BESTSELLER by Vallejo, Irene
    Papyrus : THE MILLION-COPY GLOBAL BESTSELLER-9781529344004
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  • Once Upon a Prime : The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics and Literature by Hart, Sarah
    Once Upon a Prime : The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics and Literature-9780008601089
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  • How to Read Now by Castillo, Elaine
    How to Read Now-9781838954956
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  • How to Read a Book by Adler, Mortimer J., Van Doren, Charles
    How to Read a Book-9780671212094
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  • Blurb Your Enthusiasm : A Cracking Compendium of Book Blurbs, Writing Tips, Literary Folklore and Publishing Secrets by Willder, Louise
    Blurb Your Enthusiasm : A Cracking Compendium of Book Blurbs, Writing Tips, Literary Folklore and Publishing Secrets-9780861546169
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  • A Parliament of Owls : A Book of Collective Nouns by Rhodes, Chloe
    A Parliament of Owls : A Book of Collective Nouns-9781789295955
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  • Classics: A Very Short Introduction by Beard, Mary (Fellow, Fellow, Newnham College, Cambridge)
    Classics: A Very Short Introduction-9780192853851
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  • Writing with Style : The Economist Guide by Greene, Lane
    Writing with Style : The Economist Guide-9781800810068
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  • Oxford Paperback Thesaurus by Oxford Languages
    Oxford Paperback Thesaurus-9780199640959
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