Tom Holland Recommended Books

Dress in the Age of Jane Austen

Regency Fashion

by Hilary Davidson

"Wonderful book." - Tom Holland (Source)

Magnificent Rebels

The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self

by Andrea Wulf

"This is simultaneously a brilliant study of the origin of subjectivity & selfie-sticks, & a wonderful soap opera." - Tom Holland (Source)

The Many Lives of Marilyn Monroe

by Sarah Churchwell

"The best book on a celebrity - indeed, on celebrity - that I think I have ever read." - Tom Holland (Source)

The Command of the Ocean

A Naval History of Britain, 1649-1815

by N. A. M. Rodger

"A wonderful book: panoramic, eye-opening & often very funny. I’ve learned so much…" - Tom Holland (Source)

The Burgundians

A Vanished Empire

by Bart Van Loo

"Insanely enjoyable book on the rise & fall of the Dukes of Burgundy." - Tom Holland (Source)

I Judge No One

A Political Life of Jesus

by David Lloyd Dusenbury

"I loved this book." - Tom Holland (Source)

The Japanese

A History in Twenty Lives

by Christopher Harding

"Covers the full sweep of this most fascinating of countries. It's a wonderful book!" - Tom Holland (Source)

Beef And Liberty

Roast Beef, John Bull and the English Patriots

by Ben Rogers

"A brilliant book, which I commend to all with a love of beef, or liberty, or both." - Tom Holland (Source)

Empire of Booze

British History Through the Bottom of a Glass

by Henry Jeffreys

"You will not read a more entertaining book on alcohol than [this book]." - Tom Holland (Source)

The Golden Mole

by Katherine Rundell

"Beautiful but sad book on the wonders of the living world." - Tom Holland (Source)