Love in all its many guises is the subject of Nicholas Murray's collection of short fiction. Two distinct themes are prevalent throughout the pieces. The first is a humorous take on the classic and convoluted story of Tristan and Iseult, the paradigm...
Nicholas Murray's second novel is a dissection of modern romantic mores. Christopher, a designer specialising in transforming dilapidated London buildings into bistros, is romantically involved with Carmen, a magazine-columnist. But Jimmy, millionair...
In the early 19th century there was a huge surge forward in travel of all kinds. Queen Victoria's accession in 1837 came barely a year after John Murray's first guidebook was published. Then in 1838 Bradshaw's famous portable railway timetable appear...