Caroline Potter
Vanessa Bell
The Dulwich Picture Gallery’s retrospective of Vanessa Bell’s work reveals a spectactularly vibrant artist
A Light Dimmed
The war poet Leslie Coulson has been undeservedly forgotten
Peace In Their Time — At A Price
Throughout the 19th century the pursuit of power permeated European society
Echoes Of The Elusive English
The essays of Ferdinand Mount offer a conflicted but compelling account of national identity
Brave Old Worlds
Two recently reissued novels by Aldous Huxley confront the reader with stark metaphysical truths
Why Remoaners should back Boris
“Boris, ironically, now offers Remoaners the best chance of a soft Brexit, or at least a sensible one. And to those who want a second referendum—’the people’s vote’—there may even be a chance of that too.”
On the road
“In the summer of 1980, in the grip of some Kerouac-ish fantasy, I opted to hitch-hike from Laredo to New York”
Discovering the Great War of China
A third of a million Chinese labourers helped the Allies defeat the Kaiser, but their huge unsung contribution ended in betrayal