The Times has the most famous letters page of any newspaper. This delightful selection of over 300 items of correspondence over the last century shows precisely why. As a forum for debate, playground for opinion-formers, advertising space for decision-makers & noticeboard for eccentrics, nothing rivals it for entertainment value. By turns well-informed, well-intentioned, curious, quirky & bizarre, since 1914 it has taken the temperature of the British way of life & provided a window on the national character. Among those who have written to The Times to have their say are some of the major political & literary figures of the modern era, including Margaret Thatcher, Benito Mussolini, Graham Greene & John Le Carre. There are contributions, too, from Agatha Christie, Alastair Campbell, AA Milne, Yehudi Menuhin, Theresa May & Morrissey. If you want to know why kippers are dyed, who first turned up their trousers, how to make perfect porridge or just how to have a letter printed in The Times, this infinitely witty, diverting & memorable anthology should be, sincerely, yours. ...

The Times obituaries have given readers throughout the world an instant picture of a life for over 150 years. The Times Great Lives is a selection of 124 of these pieces, each obituary has been updated & reproduced in their entirety, by Anna Temkin, The Times assistant obituaries editor. The Times register provides a rich store of information & opinion on the most influential characters of the twentieth & early twenty-first century
- be they politicians, sportspeople, musicians, writers, artists, pop stars or military personnel. Major figures of influence from our times & from recent history such as Sigmund Freud, Pablo Picasso & Diana, Princess of Wales are included. This updated second edition

Includes:: some of the greatest figures of the modern era such as Nelson Mandela, Steve Jobs, Neil Armstrong & Margaret Thatcher. Authoritative, fascinating, insightful & endlessly engaging, The Times Great Lives is a must for anyone with an interest in the history & people of the twentieth century.


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This selection of Times obituaries from 1872 to 2014 revisits the lives of 125 women who have all, in their own way, played an important part in women`s educational, professional, social, cultural & emotional journey over the best part of two centuries. The anthology starts with the obituary of 91-year-old pioneering mathematician & scientist Mary Somerville (d. 1872) & concludes with that of 110-year-old concert pianist & Holocaust survivor Alice Herz-Sommer (d. 2014). In between come a formidable trio of later scientists: the discoverer of radium Marie Curie; the unsung heroine of DNA, Rosalind Franklin; & the only British woman to win a Nobel Prize for science, Dorothy Hodgkin. Plus a further quintet of great pianists: Clara Schumann, Myra Hess, Eileen Joyce, Tatiana Nikolayeva & Moura Lympany. Among campaigners, there is nursing reformer Florence Nightingale (d. 1910), along with suffragists Emmeline, Christabel & Sylvia Pankhurst (d. 1928, 1958 & 1960), the 20th century`s best-known promoter of contraception (Marie Stopes, d. 1958), civil rights worker Rosa Parks (d. 2005), founder of the hospice movement Cicely Saunders (d.2005), anti-apartheid campaigner Helen Suzman (d. 2009) & Nobel Prize-winning environmentalist Wangari Maathai (d. 2011). Interspersed are women prime ministers from Golda Meir of Israel (d. 1978) to Margaret Thatcher (d. 2013); actresses from Sarah Bernhardt (d. 1923) to Marilyn Monroe (d. 1962) & Elizabeth Taylor (d. 2011); novelists from George Eliot (d. 1880) to Doris Lessing (d. 2013); singers from Jenny Lind (d. 1887) to Joan Sutherland (d. 2010); plus aviators, a mountaineer, a Channel swimmer, war correspondents, ballerinas, sportswomen, botanists, US first ladies, iconic members of the British royal family, & more. ...

Follow the development, decline & later revival of Britain`s iconic railways with bestselling railway author Julian Holl&. Discover the fascinating history of our remarkable railway heritage through expert commentary, stunning photographs & archive material from a lifetime of railway research. The iconic railways of Britain have seen unprecedented change & innovation in just a few hundred years, shaping Britain`s industry, society & transport system along the way. Discover the historic events that have shaped Britain`s railways. Highlights include: 1604: The beginnings of the railways
- Wollaton Waggonway opens in Nottinghamshire.1830: Britain becomes connected
- the world`s first inter-city railway, the Liverpool & Manchester Railway, opens.1938: A world leader in train travel
- the LNER `A4` Mallard sets a still unbroken world speed record for steam locomotives.1963: ` Beeching Report` published
- marked the death sentence for many rural lines.2015: Borders Railway reopens between Edinburgh & Tweedbank
- marks a modern-day revival for the railways.




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Middle East & North Africa map at 1:4, 000, 000 from Collins with cartography from the renowned Times Comprehensive World Atlas. On one side is the map of the Middle East, with North Africa shown on the reverse at the same scale. On one side is a map of the Middle East, with coverage: WEST
- whole of Greece & Egypt, northern Sudan with Khartoum, Eritrea, northern Ethiopia with Adis Abeba, Djibouti & northern Somalia; EAST
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This folded world map has been fully revised & updated to include the latest political changes. The map contains politically coloured mapping which shows individual countries & their capital city, major roads, railways & cities & towns clearly. Local name forms are used for all towns & cities with the English or historical alternative shown in brackets e.g. Mumbai (Bombay), Sankt Peterburg (Leningrad) where space permits. This makes the map readily accessible to the general reader who needs an up-to-date map to follow reports of world events in newspapers, on radio & television. It is perfect for the home & office.
Includes::* All recent political changes carried out to mapping.* Changes to international dateline. AREA OF COVERAGEAll of the world, centred on the Greenwich Meridian, & including maps of the North & South Pole regions. SCALEScale 1:30 000 000; 1cm to 300 km; 1 inch to 474 miles. Size of world map unfolded 637 x 1016mm
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A pocket-sized Times Atlas of the World packed with the essentials, fully revised & enhanced to take account of all recent changes from around the world. The whole world is covered with the accuracy & authority for which Times atlases are renowned. MAIN FEATURES* 117 pages of authoritative up-to-date mapping of the whole world.* Geographical reference section with flags, statistics & facts for the world`s states & territories.* Statistics & world maps on major geographical themes, including population, cities, climate & the environment.* Over 20, 000 index entries. This is a handy reference atlas for home, school or office. ...

The Times Political Map of the World from the publishers of Times World Atlases, with an extensive index of countries & cities as well as geographical features such as islands, rivers, mountain ranges & peaks, etc. The map shows countries in pleasant light colours with their capitals clearly marked. In USA Canada, Brazil & Australia boundaries & names of states/provinces are shown. There is no shading to indicate mountain ranges but their names & main peaks are included. The map also shows the network of main roads & railways, plus principal airports. Polar Regions are shown as insets & clocks indicate approximate variation from GMT at different longitudes. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 15 ...

The Times Political Map of the World from the publishers of Times World Atlases, with an extensive index of countries & cities as well as geographical features such as islands, rivers, mountain ranges & peaks, etc. The map shows countries in pleasant light colours with their capitals clearly marked. In USA Canada, Brazil & Australia boundaries & names of states/provinces are shown. There is no shading to indicate mountain ranges but their names & main peaks are included. The map also shows the network of main roads & railways, plus principal airports. Polar Regions are shown as insets & clocks indicate approximate variation from GMT at different longitudes. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 15 ...

Laminated political map of the world from The Times newspaper (124 x 100cm / 4ft 1 x 3ft 4 approx.) in pleasant light colours, with underneath it an extensive index which lists countries, towns, islands, mountains & other geographical or administrative features named on the map. Names of countries are in English; names of cities, including the capitals are in their original versions (Warszawa, Moskva, Athina) with English equivalents indicated in most cases. Within USA, Canada, Brazil & Australia state & provincial boundaries are marked. The map has no relief shading to detract from the political colouring but names of important geographical features are shown. Two insets cover the Polar Regions. Clocks show time difference from GMT (but without the map indicating the exact geographical area covered by each time zone). The map has been drawn in a modified version of the Gall ...