Daisy Dunn
Raymond Radiguet: Mad About The Boy
Cocteau’s poetic protégé was a louche literary wunderkind the world lost too soon
Who Will Make Them Tick Again?
A new centre dedicated to horology is an unmissable chance to keep the nation’s town clocks working
Royal Ely
A visit to Ely Cathedral perfectly encapsulates the history of England and her architecture.
From Octavian To Augustus
Jochen Bleichen’s biography of the Emperor is monumental but highly readable
Snakes In The Grass
‘Trigger warnings are not merely tools for censoring febrile material for the few, but a complaint about the dominance of Western thought’
Raw Deal
What’s wrong with wanting your steak well-done?
Discover Aeschylus With Virginia Woolf
The writer’s notes on Greek tragedy are as stimulating as her novels — so she’ll be Daisy Dunn’s guide at a feast of ancient drama in London this summer
The Case For The Classics
Three books offer fresh and enchanting views on the ancient past and how it can still live
Roman Tax Dodgers
There have always been the tax-shy in Britain
The World Through Rembrandt’s Window
As a National Gallery exhibition shows, the artist refused to be broken by bereavement and bankruptcy
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