From the September 2020 Issue River Deep, Mountain High Himalaya: A Human History By Ed Douglas The Frozen River: Seeking Silence in the Himalaya By James Crowden LR
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On the night of 5th July 1809, a group of soldiers kidnapped Pope Pius VII on the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte. Munro Price looks at what happened next.
https://literaryreview.co.uk/bonaparte-meets-his-match
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Joanna Kavenna traces the life of the 'almost-forgotten poet' Charlotte Mew.
https://literaryreview.co.uk/she-hated-poetry-readings
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https://literaryreview.co.uk/the-great-american-novelist