From the library of Marguerite Littman.
A fine collection of essays and portraits in Wolfe’s inimitable style; the 1960s laid out like a Victorian butterfly collection, with sharp pins;... read more
A vast array of material is expertly woven together in this illuminating look at embattled authors and their literature: Anne Frank, Orwell, Biggles...
Contacts and connections as the drivers of cultural change: the West was built on far more than the values of ancient Greece and Rome, as per the Victorian paradigm. Erudite and compelling.
How did Oxford colleges, chapels, pubs, societies, nooks and crannies inspire Lewis and his friends? By the Professor of English Language and Literature at Magdalen. Some illustrations.
Charman, a fellow at Clare College Cambridge, argues that motherhood is an inherently political state of being, one that should be considered in terms of collective responsibilities as well ... read more