… to bear witness to what is happening in the times in which they live? Just as Charles Dickens writing about the plight of young ...

Do you remember Penguin Classics – that fantastic collection of black-liveried paperbacks comprising translations of cla...

There wasn’t quite enough light to see in through the window, but one could glimpse the pretty blue blinds, a touch of gold fringing and a...

Tonight, while a few people might be watching Sweden v England on the television, I'll be watching a history programme: Michael Wood...

by Marie-Louise Jensen I'm delighted to be writing today about three of my favourite books for young people: Ann Turnbull's Quaker...

Ok, I know many of you have already yawned, or worse clicked your mouse and moved on. But they are coming, and living as I do, a hop an...

I came across this fascinating book by Peter Earle when looking through the extensive bibliography in one of Peter Ackroyd’s many books on ...