Counterpoints- Page 6

There is a rare breed who go to Germany in February: we love to overheat in flagstoned, candle-lit Weinstuben, and freeze in baroque churches and sudden blizzards

Although nature is not built for man, the pleasures it affords are instinctive and infinite. The beauty of the natural world transcends that of any urban space

Sexual harassment is happening in schools and universities across the country. With all our concern about victims of the past, let's not overlook the present

Laura Freeman’s The Reading Cure is a miraculous memoir — both a compendium of learning lightly worn and a record of her recovery from anorexia

What’s the best way to avoid embarrassment when turning up to a party prematurely? Tissot addressed the problem in his painting "Too Early"

When it comes to walking, be independent and indefatigable, like Jane Austen's heroines — and Jane Austen herself

The original designs of the Thames Tunnel were auctioned at Bonhams in London for £200,000 in November

Hilary Spurling's biography of Anthony Powell contains a surprising revelation: that Powell's wife had an affair during the Second World War

Nick Clegg's new book How To Stop Brexit is shrill and bitter, and neglects to mention that his advocacy of the EU has been personally lucrative

A group of nuns have won their case against the Obamacare contraception mandate. But their religious exemption is only required because of the government's encroachment

David Bomberg was one of the great British artists of the 20th century but was always an outsider and suffered neglect for much of his career

The only extant portrait of a Mayflower settler allows insight into individuals still shrouded by obscurity