Jane Austen
Pride, prejudice, celebrity…
Curtis Sittenfeld’s novel Eligible is a page-turning romantic comedy which is very funny and entirely ridiculous: each of the short…
Come rain or shine
‘Pray don’t talk to me about the weather, Mr Worthing,’ pleads Gwendolen in The Importance of Being Earnest. ‘Whenever people…
High life
An operation on my hand after a karate injury has had me reading more than usual. I even attempted Don…
Garlands of repose
It is a truism that writers of all kinds often find inspiration and solace in their gardens, as well as…
How to enrich your life
Among the precursors to this breezy little book are, in form, the likes of The Story of Art, Our Island…
