A Holocaust Family Tragedy
The story of the only child suicide of the Holocaust
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
The Elusive Question Master
Jeremy Paxman's memoir is a moving and witty account of a postwar upbringing and TV career, but we learn little of the man behind the persona
Traveller, Gossip, Gardener and Wit
Roy Strong's diaries reveal an odd but witty and engaging character moving amidst high society
How The West Invented Itself
What created the technological "great divergence" between the West and the rest of the world?
Loathing On The Campaign Trail
Arron Banks's Brexit diary is a score-settling exercise, attacking everyone he fell out with during the campaign
Anthem For The Forgotten Man
Hillbilly Elegy, J.D. Vance's memoir of his Appalachian upbringing, is required reading for understanding why Americans rejected Hillary
Voices Of Restraint On The Post-War Stage
John Osborne’s angry young men have dated. Rattigan, Coward, Pinter and Stoppard haven’t
The Devoted Disciple Of Wyndham Lewis
Hugh Gordon Porteus was a minor but engaging figure in London’s pre-war bohemia
From The Seine To The Outback
An exhibition of Australian Impressionism demonstrates the movement’s global reach
From An Art To A Science
Wilhelm Steinitz was the inventor of modern chess, yet died a pauper's death
Labour Misogynists
The most female-friendly role models in politics today are on the Right
On The Shelf
Books in our culture have been tragically downgraded