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Allan Massie

The Master of Historical Fiction
Allan Massie salutes Sir Walter Scott, master of historical fiction and author of among others, Rob Roy and Waverley
Allan Massie

Nancy Sladek
The editor of the Literary Review deserves praises for giving its writers a free hand — as long as they do not succumb to puffery and hype
Allan Massie

Deadly Possibilities
Your Face Tomorrow 3: Poison, Shadow and Farewell by Javier Marias
Allan Massie

A Roman Tragedy
Lustrum by Robert Harris
Allan Massie

Of Human Frailty
The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham by Selina Hastings
Allan Massie

For the Sake of Auld Lang Syne?
Scottish devolution is now a fact of life. But the Union is still in Scotland’s interests, despite the rise of nationalism
Allan Massie

France Finally Forgets Vichy
The humiliation of 1940 has cast a baleful shadow over France's postwar history. Can Nicolas Sarkozy, the first president too young to be tainted by it, usher in a new era?
Allan Massie

Pulling Punches
Boxing, A Cultural History by Kasia Boddy
Allan Massie

Tartan Tales
The Invention of Scotland: Myth and History by Hugh Trevor-Roper
Allan Massie

Underrated: Abroad
The ravenous longing for the infinite possibilities of “otherwhere”
Stephen Bayley

The king of cakes
"Yuletide revels were designed to see you through the dark days — and how dark they seem today"
Carolyn Hart

A tripod in the sky
The view from above
Christian House
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