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Solitude
Together, they wrote a book. Its title was Solitude, or Every Man his own Hermit. They wrote alternate chapters in…
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Low life’s Limpopo legend
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If you want a real safari, head to Botswana
As a boy camping with my father on safaris deep in the African bush, there were no tents involved; we…
Solitude
Together, they wrote a book. Its title was Solitude, orEvery Man his own Hermit. They wrote alternate chapters in a…
Solitude
Together, they wrote a book. Its title was Solitude, orEvery Man his own Hermit. They wrote alternate chapters in a…
Black flags and Christmas lights: a letter from Beirut
Blue and white Christmas lights twinkle over the shops near my apartment in Beirut’s Christian quarter; pricy boutiques display elaborate…
What’s behind the Boris Johnson show?
To interview the Mayor of London is to witness an extraordinary performance
Penelope Lively’s notebook: Coal holes and pub opera
I have been having my vault done over. Not, as you might think, the family strong room, but the place…
The threat to Christmas carols – and how to save them
A glorious, healthy and intensely pleasurable tradition is in danger
The transvestite, the fat cyclist and the woman from Chest Monthly: writers' tales of weird dates
Spectator writers and others on the path of romance
How to fix Britain’s immigration crisis (without leaving Europe)
The crisis is real. And we can solve it without leaving Europe
Europeans no longer fear Germany. But do the Germans still fear themselves?
Germans are beginning to recognise that they will not always be able to stay out of military conflicts
David Hare’s notebook: The National Theatre belongs to taxpayers, not corporate sponsors
The nicest day of the year was spent at Charleston in May. The Sussex farmhouse shared by Duncan Grant and…
Why are we abandoning the Middle East's Christians to Isis?
Why are we abandoning Christians to Isis?
