Stoke Park

My tenant is being haunted. Possibly by my brother

12 March 2016 9:00 am

I used to enjoy the ghost stories of M.R. James, but I’ve never actually seen a ghost or even believed…

A tale of a Teflon-coated hen pheasant

9 January 2016 9:00 am

This is an uplifting story of survival with which to usher in the New Year. At Stoke Park, my home…

Alexander Chancellor: The Kindle is marvellous, but it cannot satisfy an addiction to books

28 September 2013 9:00 am

My brother John’s great book sale, about which I wrote on this page a couple of weeks ago, finally took…

Alexander Chancellor: Pursued around the world by a thousand books

14 September 2013 9:00 am

It is exactly 40 years since my elder brother John gave up a successful career as a publisher to set…