The Pioneering Life of Mary Wortley Montagu by Jo Willett reviewed
By Ian Thomson
Paradise: Dante’s Divine Trilogy Part Three. Englished in Prosaic Verse by Alasdair Gray reviewed
By Ian Thomson
It seems odd that a medieval Italian poet could cause such unease among modern totalitarians
By Ian Thomson
Mussolini’s War: Fascist Italy from Triumph to Collapse, 1935-1943 by John Gooch reviewed
By Ian Thomson
Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe by Judith Herrin reviewed
By Ian Thomson
Bunker: Building for the End Times by Bradley Garrett reviewed
By Ian Thomson
Mist was blowing in drifts off the East River and already I could feel the intoxication of the city
By Ian Thomson
The generalísimo kept Saint Teresa of Avila’s mummified hand by his bedside
By Ian Thomson
The pipe-smoking detective’s creator was a sex addict who died rich and lonely in a vast Swiss château
By Ian Thomson
Zora Neale Hurston’s Barracoon, written in the 1930s, appears now in book form for the first time. It has been well worth the wait
By Ian Thomson
