The first book to explore the extraordinary story of the legendary friendship – and quarrel – between Wordsworth and Coleridge, two giants of English Romanticism.  Meer

A sparkling account of the writing of one of the most celebrated biographies of all time – ‘The Life of Samuel Johnson’ – and an account of the friendship that blossomed between writer and his subject.  Meer

Asa Briggs’s energy fuelled him to write more than fifty books, including five formidable volumes on the history of broadcasting. At the zenith of his fame he was one of the best-known historians of his generation, his name on a cover a guarantee of substantial sales.  Meer

The gripping, richly researched and highly entertaining story of the great historian whose career was made and unmade by Hitler - 'An outstanding...  Meer

How a liar, bigamist and fraudulent priest took in some of the brightest minds of his generation.  Meer