Tag Archives: Rudyard Kipling

Culture

Sausages: an anthology

Posted on 25 September 2024 by Alwyn Turner • 9 Comments

ALWYN TURNER selects some passages from British literature that concern sausages. Continue reading →

Culture

Imperial fiction: Prof. Challenger

Posted on 18 June 2019 by Alwyn Turner • 1 Comment

Conan Doyle’s great science-fiction adventurer is celebrated by ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading →

Culture

Imperial fiction: Stalky & Co.

Posted on 4 November 2018 by Alwyn Turner • 1 Comment

ALWYN TURNER on Kipling’s classic tales of schoolboys and soldiers. Continue reading →

Culture

Imperial fiction: The Riddle of the Sands

Posted on 16 September 2018 by Alwyn Turner • Leave a comment

ALWYN TURNER on the 1903 foundation-stone of the thriller genre. Continue reading →

Culture

Imperial fiction: Sanders of the River

Posted on 9 March 2018 by Alwyn Turner • 1 Comment

ALWYN TURNER on Edgar Wallace’s cynical tales of colonial administration from 1911. Continue reading →

History

The greatest living Englishmen

Posted on 2 December 2016 by Lion & Unicorn • Leave a comment

From Wilkie Collins to Cecil Rhodes, the votes are in from our Victorian juries. Continue reading →

Culture

First notices: Part 2

Posted on 20 April 2016 by Lion & Unicorn • Leave a comment

Newspaper reviews of Wind in the Willows, Brave New World, Brighton Rock and others. Continue reading →