Lucy Worsley

'A smart and highly entertaining portrait of a literary powerhouse' - THE TIMES BOOKS OF THE YEAR 'A riveting portrait' - GUARDIAN BOOKS OF THE YEAR 'Worsley's sparkling biography brings a fresh eye to Christie's life and work, firmly busting the myth that she, or her novels, were cosy.' Daily Mail 'Every Christie fan should read this' The Times 'Shows...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Jane Austen at Home by Lucy Worsley is an intimate and groundbreaking biography that delves into the personal and domestic life of one of literature's most beloved novelists, Jane Austen. Through meticulous research and a vivid narrative, Worsley brings to light a new perspective on how Austen's surroundings and daily experiences influenced her writing, creativity, and...

Why did the flushing toilet take two centuries to catch on? Why did Samuel Pepys never give his mistresses an orgasm? Why did medieval people sleep sitting up? When were the two 'dirty centuries'? Why did gas lighting cause Victorian ladies to faint? Why, for centuries, did people fear fruit? All these questions will be answered in this juicy, smelly...

To celebrate the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth, Lucy Worsley has written a new introduction to her Sunday Times bestselling biography—Jane Austen at Home—the book that leads us into the rooms from which our best-loved novelist quietly changed the world. This telling of the story of Jane's life shows us how and why she lived as she did, examining...

A wonderfully fresh, vivid and engaging portrait. — Jane Ridley, author of Bertie: A Life of Edward VII Has much of the abundant charm of its author. — Spectator The glory of this book is in the details. — The Times Worsley's command of the material and elegant writing style make this a must-read. — Publisher's Weekly An intimate glimpse....

For twenty years, Lucy Worsley had what she calls 'The best job in the world': Chief Curator at Hampton Court, the Tower of London and Kensington Palace, 'leading the presentation, appearance, development and appropriate use of the palaces including their contents and grounds'. Now, in her most personal book yet, Queens and Kings, she takes us behind those palace walls...

CELEBRATING 250 YEARS OF JANE AUSTEN - enter her world as you've never seen it before. The captivating new novel from popular television historian Lucy Worsley, exploring the life of Jane Austen from the perspective of her niecesWould she ever find a real-life husband? Would she even find a partner to dance with at tonight’s ball? She just didn’t know....