Dark Academia

  • Babel

    Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. Oxford, 1836. The city of dreaming spires. It is the centre of all knowledge and progress in the world. And at its centre is Babel, the Royal Institute of Translation. The tower from which all the power of the Empire flows. Orphaned in…

  • The Secret History

    Truly deserving of the accolade Modern Classic, Donna Tartt’s cult bestseller The Secret History is a remarkable achievement – both compelling and elegant, dramatic and playful. ‘A haunting, compelling and brilliant piece of fiction’ The Times ‘So irresistible and seductive it’s almost a guilty pleasure’ Guardian Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a…