The Frankfurt-based Aris Quartet play Beethoven with sweeping flair and something close to insouciance

As the BBC’s adaptation of The Pursuit of Love begins, Alexander Larman questions whether the new dramatisation will do justice to Nancy Mitford’s 1945 novel

Michael Collins maps the relationship between two of the greatest writers of the American south

Professor Jeremy Black talks to Graham Stewart about military monarchs

Is the call to rename Snowdon a real grievance or just another case of anti-Englishness?

Blake Bailey has become the latest figure to allegedly fall foul of the uncompromising moral standards of American publishing

New revelations about Hollywood producer Scott Rudin are a sad but unsurprising indictment on the entire industry and its practices

Ed Balls’ presence in public life is a welcome reminder that sometimes there can be a second act for former politicians

Alexander Adams delves into two new books that examine the art theft of occupying armies in two different ages

How the case for monarchy rests not only in its advantages, but also in its alternatives