Book Reviews by subject:
Democracy
- 20th Century
- 21st Century
- American Presidents
- Ancient Greece
- Ancient World
- Biography
- Britain
- Capitalism
- Cold War
- Communism
- Economics
- Europe
- George Orwell
- History
- International Relations
- Ireland
- Journalism & Media
- Law
- Middle East
- Parliament
- Poland
- Political history
- Politics
- Postwar history
- Russia & the Soviet Union
- Social history
- Southeast Asia
- The Troubles
- USA
- War on Terror
- Warfare
- Winston Churchill
Sign Up to our newsletter
Receive free articles, highlights from the archive, news, details of prizes, and much more.@Lit_Review
Follow Literary Review on Twitter
Sixty years ago today, the Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to enter outer space. @Andrew_Crumey looks at his role in the space race.
https://literaryreview.co.uk/one-giant-leap-for-mankind
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
'She lived in a damp basement with her mother and sister, smoking roll-ups and talking to her parrot.'
Joanna Kavenna traces the life of the 'almost-forgotten poet' Charlotte Mew.
https://literaryreview.co.uk/she-hated-poetry-readings