I promised that I would write this week about the lives of some trailblazing female businesswomen from history, most of whose achievements were overlooked compared with their male counterparts. It’s a small attempt on my part to redress that glaring injustice - and the imbalance…
Read MoreIt’s disappointing and dispiriting that Tycoons, our new collection of original obituaries of 50 pioneers of business, does not contain one woman.
Read 5 lessons in business from the remarkable tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt, the second wealthiest man in US history.
Read MoreOf all the great, self-made tycoons that America has given the world, Cornelius “Commodore” Vanderbilt has claim to be the master of them all. Born to a poor family on Staten Island in 1794, Vanderbilt left school at 11 to start working for his father, an illiterate seaman.
Alice Mary Smith, who was born 180 years ago today, was a prolific and talented Victorian composer, whose accomplishments have, sadly, largely been airbrushed from history.
Read MoreHenry John Heinz, the American manufacturer whose highly successful prepackaged foods company became famous for its slogan “57 Varieties”, died 100 years ago today, on May 14, 1919.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, who was born 179 years ago today (May 7), is regarded by many as the greatest ever Russian composer, and was certainly the first to make a lasting impression globally.
Read MoreGeorge Eastman was the pioneer behind Kodak, the company that dominated the world of photography from its inception in the 1880s throughout most of the 20th century. Here are 6 reasons to admire George Eastman.
Read MoreIn celebration of the Telegraph recognising our efforts, and in the spirit of one good deed deserves another, we’ve decided to give away five free paperback copies of Maestros.
Read MoreThese inspiring female composers were pioneers of classical music.
Read MoreRead about these three female explorers you probably haven’t heard of. These courageous women rebelled against the conventions of their age and became famous explorers.
Read MoreWe drive their cars, eat their chocolate, ride on their tyres and shave with their razors, yet know so little about their stories. Tycoons: Original Obituaries of 50 Business Pioneers who Shaped our World seeks to put that right by revealing how these giants of commerce dominated the industrial age of the 19th and 20th centuries, often ruthlessly crushing competitors who dared to get in their way.
Read MoreTales about these 7 famous explorers. The feats, bravery and fortitude of our forebears never fails but to leave me in awe at their exploits. It almost as if there were a couple of Bear Grylls hanging around on every street corner, just waiting for their next adventure.
Read MoreWhen 2018 began, Blue Magpie Books was still just an idea, a distant dream. As the year comes to a close, I am happy that it is now officially a thing, a living, breathing publisher that now has six books out there.
Read MoreIn our research for unique facts about the world’s most famous composers, we came accross many remarkable female composers who were pioneers of classical music. Here are our favourite six.
As far as gestation periods go, this must rank alongside the African bush elephant, if not quite that of the black alpine salamander. Certainly, its incubation has been a lot longer than any self-respecting magpie would ever take. It was about 16 months ago when we decided to start a venture to bring back to life the countless fascinating stories lying forgotten and unloved in the archives of newspapers, magazines, journals and book publishers.
Read MoreI am no expert on classical music, but our compendium of original obituaries of the world’s greatest composers is a fascinating study of geniuses at work. These contemporary accounts of the lives of 101 maestros like Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin, Wagner and Schubert - sourced from the archives of newspapers and musical journals the world over - give a sense of how they were regarded at the times they died and reveal some fascinating and little-known facts about them.
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