From the March 1994 Issue First Scandal Sheets Private Lives and Public Affairs: The Causes Celebres of Prerevolutionary France By Sarah Maza
From the June 1998 Issue First Attempt Siegfried Sassoon: The Making Of A War Poet By Jean Moorcroft Wilson LR
From the April 1997 Issue Highly Enjoyable Proustatectomy How Proust Can Change Your Life By Alain de Botton LR
From the January 1992 Issue John Updike’s Awesomely Conscientious Alter Ego Odd Jobs: Essays and Criticism By John Updike LR
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'Thirkell was a product of her time and her class. For her there are no sacred cows, barring those that win ribbons at the Barchester Agricultural.'
The novelist Angela Thirkell is due a revival, says Patricia T O'Conner (£).
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'Only in Britain, perhaps, could spy chiefs – conventionally viewed as masters of subterfuge – be so highly regarded as ethical guides.'
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In this month's Bookends, @AdamCSDouglas looks at the curious life of Henry Labouchere: a friend of Bram Stoker, 'loose cannon', and architect of the law that outlawed homosexual activity in Britain.
https://literaryreview.co.uk/a-gross-indecency