Did possessing and killing amount to the same thing deep within the dark recesses of the human beast? La Bete humaine (1890), is one of Zola's most violent and explicit works. On one level a tale of murder, passion and possession, it is also a compassionate study of individuals derailed by atavistic forces beyond their control.

What is one to do when one's husband betrays one, steals one's money and disappears to places unknown? There's no Rule for dealing with that! In her hour of need, there's only one person Frede can turn to for help: Howard Grout, the gold-medallion-wearing lawyer next door. But it will cost her. The price? This work is a romantic comedy.

Constance Chatterley feels trapped in her sexless marriage to the invalid Sir Clifford. Unable to fulfil his wife emotionally or physically, Clifford encourages her to have a liaison with a man of their own class

Pour the champagne, light some candles, lay back and prepare to laugh, cry and gasp at the fully uncensored, Bridget-Jones-esque world of Ollie Locke, star of Made in Chelsea. Immaculately dressed, fake-tanned and unstoppably cheerful, Ollie Locke is the heart of Channel 4's hit show Made in Chelsea. He's done it all.

And what he hasn't done, he's seen. (Not in a weird way, obvs.) In a nutshell, that means one hell of a rollercoaster ride of trouble, misadventures, sexual mishaps, epic cringes and embarrassing secrets that nobody was ever supposed to know. Until now.

Because in Laid in Chelsea Ollie - famously unlucky in love - is letting it all hang out. So to speak. From developing his first crush, dire first encounters, terrible dates to true love - as well as offering his unique advice on how to stay sane in the crazy world of love - Ollie's laying it bare.

And, of course, he reveals what really goes on behind the bedroom doors of Made in Chelsea...Witty, surprising, touching, downright hilarious and always honest, Laid in Chelsea is an exclusive insight into the mind of the modern man, and a backstage pass to the secret world of Chelsea. #laidinchelsea