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At the height of his popularity during the early 20th century, Rudyard Kipling emerged as the standout literary star of his generation. Adored by the British reading public for his vivid storytelling
Throughout his career, our columnist has relied on the music of poetry to provide grace, wisdom and even a distraction from the sounds of war
Austenland – is there such a place? If so, it’s to be found in drawing rooms and parlours, not in sweeping vistas. So it’s appropriate that the Hampshire village of Chawton, Jane Austen’s home for the
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Late stories of a self-styled ‘arguer with the world’