Daisy Dunn
He Will Remember Them
Adam Nicolson’s book on Homer, and why he matters, overflows with power, confidence and the joy of self-discovery
Piranesi, Designer
Piranesi’s fantastical furniture designs have at last been realised
Floreant Drones
Whatever’s killing off our bees, it isn’t touching our society drones: London private members’ clubs are hives of activity
A Syrian Precedent
In 64BC, Roman general Pompey annexed a potentially volatile Syria. Then, as now, where Western concerns are paramount, intervention needs to be diplomatic and risk-taking
Stand Up For Surrey
All flashy shops and gaudy mansions? Think again. Surrey is still Pepys’s ‘old place of delight’.
Salad Days and Egyptian Nights
Peter Stothard’s lifelong ambition was to write a biography of Cleopatra. The charming result says as much about the author as it does about the Egyptian queen
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