Self-belief

Richard Ellmann: the man and his masks

17 May 2025 9:00 am

James Joyce’s celebrated biographer seemed a mild man to fellow academics – but his ambition and steely self-belief made him a callous husband and father

A pivotal moment on a Portuguese beach

1 November 2014 9:00 am

I’m writing this from Portugal, where I’m staying with my old friend Sean Langan. His family has owned a farm…