Somerset Maugham
High life
Gstaad This is my last week in the Alps and I’m trying to get it all in – skiing, cross-country,…
Searching for Coco on the Côte d’Azur
Anne de Courcy, an escapee from tabloid journalism, has become a polished historian of British high society in the 20th…
His own worst enemy
One fail-safe test of a writer’s reputation is to see how many times his or her books get taken out…
There’s nothing wrong with plugging a friend’s book
The advantage of reviewing books by a friend is that you can invite him out for a walk across the…
High life
According to Somerset Maugham, in material terms one must live on the razor edge between poverty and minimal subsistence in…
Juliet Townsend (1941-2014)
Mark Amory remembers a close friend and trusted reviewer
The food of love
The Albek Duo are two astonishingly beautiful and talented Venetian musicians, Fiona and Ambra, who are identical twins. Hearing the…
