Tribute to Granville Sharpe, the father of the anti-slavery cause in Britain
Horrified by the treatment of a black slave in London in 1765, the 30-year-old clerk of the Ordnance devoted the rest of his life to campaigning for abolition
How the second world war shaped the sons of its soldiers
The 80th anniversary of VJ Day today marks the passing of the generation that took part in the second world…
The crusading journalist who lectured on Shelley to coal miners
Loved and admired by fellow writers, Paul Foot was competitive, witty and exhilarating company – a friend of the friendless and a tireless campaigner for justice
Secret assignations
Adam Sisman on the private life of John le Carré, revealed in letters and a kiss-and-tell
A city under siege
Adam Sisman describes the toxic atmosphere in Berlin after the end of the second world war
Monstrous conceit
If you want to judge how much society has changed, you might do worse than visit a few secondhand bookshops.…
