Karl Marx, Madame Tussaud & Paris in 1848? It must be a novel by the editor of the Spectator, says ALWYN TURNER.
Category Archives: Culture
‘Making socialists want to vomit’
BEN FINLAY on Jezza, Jagger and sleepy London Town. Continue reading
Rear-view review: Father Pig
DAN ATKINSON on a novel of generational warfare. Continue reading
Imperial fiction: The Power-House
ALWYN TURNER on John Buchan’s first classic, the book that introduced Edward Leithen in 1913. Continue reading
Rear-view review: The Red House
DAN ATKINSON on a Cold War tale of a doubting communist. Continue reading
Rear-view review: Take the War to Washington
DAN ATKINSON on a bonkers Vietnam-era novel by Peter van Greenaway. Continue reading
Imperial fiction: Mr Clutterbuck’s Election
Hilaire Belloc’s political satire from 1908 still works, says ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
The Best of Lion & Unicorn
Our 20 most popular posts: from Diane to Diana and Healey to Holmes, plus Owens Smith & Jones. Continue reading
Imperial fiction: The Half-Hearted
ALWYN TURNER reads John Buchan’s first thriller from 1900. Continue reading
A brief history of fly-posting
From Napoleon III to the Sex Pistols – an extract from ‘Pin-Ups’ by ROGER CRIMLIS and ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
Imperial fiction: Penny Plain
ALWYN TURNER on a 1920 novel by Anna Buchan, aka O. Douglas. Continue reading
‘Racists, spivs and fraudsters’
Is Brexit bringing out the worst in James O’Brien? ALWYN TURNER listens and worries. Continue reading
