Love; A Curious HistoryFrom the author of the critically acclaimed The Phantom Atlas andThe Madmans Library(Sunday Times Literature Book of the Year) comes a magnificent new illustrated work. From prehistoric carvings and ancient Egyptian statues, to medieval spell books and Victorian code writing, this unique collection gathers a wealth of curious objects and surprising stories to trace the story of love through the ages. Discover the royal marriage that crossed the

Heart-wrenching and life-affirming

driven by an unquenchable desire to free his people from the European invaders of the Holy Land

This is the first British edition of the synthesis of prose

the possibility of finding acceptance

The mercenary has returned to England to fight for Parliament

desperately searching the wild forests and dangerous mountains of the Scottish Highlands

and they marry and settle into his home

but only when they have been put through the hoops of a classic Wodehouse plot

The Grimssons want riches

her colleague Peter

red-faced Mr Victor Hazell

I began the book trying to find meaning by going on various