Purchase of unit is Murdoch company’s second publishing buy in less than a week

Tolkien’s tale of a reluctant hero defending a city was written while the author was in hospital after the Battle of the Somme

A revamped list of texts has been brought in at secondary level. But is it too modern?

Book is inscribed with a handwritten note from the author in Elvish

My books are born from my obsession with Roman history. I’ve followed Spartacus’ trail across Italy. I’ve stood at Cannae and imagined Hannibal’s army meeting the massed legions of Rome