The myth of a silenced English majority betrayed by a liberal metropolitan elite goes back decadesPatrick Wright is the author of The Village That Died for England: Tyneham and the Legend of Churchill’s PledgeLike some of the emeritus professors who ha…
Top 10 novels of the 1930s | Alec Marsh
From George Orwell to Daphne du Maurier, the books that made a decade span village detectives, Edwardian butlers and Bright Young ThingsBeing asked to curate a list of the best 10 novels of the 1930s is rather like being invited to tap-dance on a croco…
Top 10 books about lies and liars | Aja Raden
The untruths we believe in all to easily drive books by authors from Shakespeare to F Scott Fitzgerald and Neil GaimanWhy do you believe what you believe? Do you know? Do you wonder? We always wonder why we believed the lie. But have you ever wondered …