Book Review

In the minds of many, this book threatened to undermine and destabilise the moral order

Julian Barnes appears keen to deconstruct the nation that made him famous

The air is lighter and warmer, but Jeremy Black’s reading is as dark as ever

A new book illuminates what British Jews have brought to a rich architectural tradition

A new book offers interesting insights into the neglected subject of fraternal societies

Revived folk customs are proud expressions of local identity and communal cohesion

If Dickens was a unique enchanter, Conrad is a charmingly bewitched conjurer of his genius

This addition to the literature on monuments and commemoration is very welcome

The censorious impulse is degrading intellectual discourse on both sides of the Atlantic

Everything changes in the end and not always for the better