ARGONAUT BOOKS

Bettany Hughes is the most perfect tour guide I know. Her boundless enthusiasm, clarity and learning combined with a matchless gift for storytelling bring the Wonders of the World leapingly alive. A wondrous wonderful achievement.Stephen FryA thrilling armchair journey from a very wise woman. Bettany Hughes is the eighth wonder of the world.Lucy Worsley, author of Agatha ChristieA lively exploration of the ancient world, this fascinating book is brimming with stories of people and places, all told with Bettany's natural sense of wonder and adventure.Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of The World...Read More