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Books you shouldn’t read in public

To read is to invite derision, especially if you grew up in a working-class town

Bill Kauffman

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The art of mourning well

Following Mum’s death, I have been staying quietly at her home on the beach in a whirlpool of memories

Aidan Hartley

The church that’s hosted the Virgin Mary, Benjamin Franklin and Hugh Grant

St Bartholomew the Great will celebrate its 900th birthday in 2023

Tom Holland

The meaning of artichoke

Artichoke came into English in the 16th century from words already obscure in their derivation

Dot Wordsworth