Fludd by Hilary Mantell
an early novel from a writer who’d get more exciting with age
Tag: history
The Bridge Over The Drina by Ivo Andrić
One of the most important and engaging novels I’ve ever read, a sprawling fictional exploration not of a specific person,Continue Reading
Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
essential reading, especially if you’re a racist
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon by Rebecca West
Wonderful, massive, beautiful, biased.
Hark! A Vagrant by Kate Beaton
What’s the difference between comics and cartoons?
The Road To Tahrir Square by Lloyd C. Gardner
US so vain, I bet you think Arab Spring is about you
Blitzed by Norman Ohler
Hipster military history: if you’re not cool, this isn’t for you…
D. H. Lawrence and Italy
I review a Lawrentian travel writing collection containing Twilight in Italy, Sea and Sardinia and Sketches of Etruscan Places.
The Shepherd’s Life: A Tale of the Lake District by James Rebanks
Living in the city is bad for the soul
Castration and the Heavenly Kingdom: A Russian Folktale by Laura Engelstein
You are in a wooden hut in the depths of Siberia, thousands of miles from the lands of your ancestors.Continue Reading
