Elizabeth Anscombe, Mary Midgley, Iris Murdoch & Philippa Foot: they got to know one another as Oxford students during WW2, and went on to have huge influence on subsequent decades.
Metaphysical Animals: How Four Women Brought Philosophy Back to Life
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Edition:Hardback978178474328403/02/2022From a Bookshelf nearby
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A skilful, moving ‘jeu d’esprit‘ turns about the life of the poet, the nature of his work, and the author’s preoccupation with him over several decades. It contains as much fiction a... read more
Being Betjeman(n)
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This year will be the 70th anniversary of Orwell's death, and there's a lot of doublespeak around. Thank God for Orwell.
Orwell: A Man Of Our Time
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Most lives are untidy, and mine is no exception... She made herself a success in Fleet Street when journalism was still a very male domain, edited Elizabeth David and inspired the look - if ... read more
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The story of the son of a Parsi-convert vicar near Birmingham who, convicted for mutilating horses and writing threatening letters to the vicar, contacted Conan Doyle to unravel the mystery ... read more