'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 (£).

https://literaryreview.co.uk/good-gad

'Only in Britain, perhaps, could spy chiefs – conventionally viewed as masters of subterfuge – be so highly regarded as ethical guides.'

https://literaryreview.co.uk/the-spy-who-taught-me

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