The Hemlock Cup: Socrates, Athens and the Search for the Good Life

Bettany Hughes

We think the way we do because Socrates thought the way he did. His aphorism 'The unexamined life is not worth living' may have originated twenty-five centuries ago, but it is a founding principle of modern life. Socrates lived and contributed to a city that nurtured key ingredients of contemporary civi...

Jinny and Cooper Revenge of the Stone Witch

Tania Ingram

Warning! This story contains magic, witches, talking animals (well, at least one), salt circles and a lot of bad acting. For Jinny, it's not easy owning Cooper, her annoying talking, disappearing guinea pig with a love of biscuits and a talent for sniffing out trouble. Especially trouble of the witch ki...