Sculptor, wrecker and seducer
A beautiful book, but a fairly orthodox biography of the Hon. Stephen “Tommy” Tomlin
A foodie in his element
The author is evenhanded and accurate about the nouvelle cuisine movement, says Paul Levy
All dressed up and raring to go
A brilliant, ambitious volume of art history — but physically difficult to read
How Britain fell in love with cars
From Wind in the Willows to Wodehouse, cars captured the imagination
Full steam ahead!
How British canal boats steamed towards the future
Sticky situation
Everyone’s Sticky Toffee Pudding recipe was different. All were revolting
Jolyon’s little investigation
Questions have emerged about the founder of the Good Law Project’s approach to privacy
A wilting wallflower
A once ambitious civic project has devolved into the chaos that is London Wall West
Women in prisons deserve better
Classifying male criminals as women adds insult to injury
A passage to Istria
Long nights and grey days turn our correspondent’s mind to the Croatian coast
Snook dazzles as Dorian Gray
Wilde’s preoccupation with beauty and artifice brings a sassy Victorian immorality tale into our own times
Hellenism in Rome
Children of Athens is an absorbing romp through Greek (and Roman) history
Pen pusher
My fascination with fountain pens
There is a lushness to this expanded Letters
There is frequent reporting of local news, often betraying a hobbit-like
preoccupation with the availability of beer
