Uncle Bill, by Russell Miller - review
Given the outcome of recent military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, it is pertinent to look for one particular quality…
Russian Roulette, by Giles Milton - review
Had Onan not spilled his seed upon the ground, he might have invented invisible ink. The possibility had not occurred…
Notes on…Walking in the Auvergne
The homicidal sheepdog that launched itself at me from behind a grassy hillock, had the look of a demented hearth…
Saving Italy, by Robert M. Edsel - a review
During the civil war, the Puritan iconoclast William Dowsing recorded with satisfaction his destructive visit in 1644 to the parish…
