A glimpse into the infidelity and blackmail that beset Blitz-ravaged London
The central character is Stella Rodney, a well-to-do divorcee in her early 40s (as Bowen, who had also…
The Nazi plan to wipe out Britain’s intellectual elite
London’s newest English Heritage blue plaque, which went up on July 1, is unusual for two reasons. It…
Were Britain’s postwar dons just having too much fun?
A history of academic life stands and falls by the number and quality of its anecdotes. On this…
Often painful story of Irish emigration to Britain over 200 years comes to the Epic museum – The Irish Times
Irish emigrants who have travelled to Britain since the 2008 economic crash are better-off and better-educated than the…
Róisín Ingle: I took my mother to London to see Joyce, her only remaining sibling – The Irish Times
It takes a village to persuade my mother, Ann Ingle, to get off the island these days. At…