Speaking volumes

The English House: A History in Eight Buildings ...

Bob Cooper of Macclesfield, Cheshire remembers: From an early age, I have always loved reading and writing. My best subject at school was English to the detriment of maths, and I managed to become top

Middleland: Dispatches from the Borders Rory Stewart (Jonathan ...

A History of England in 25 Poems: Treasures ...

MARIE peered out of the front room window, wondering if people would be on time. And not only that – what if nobody showed? She let the net curtain drop, listening to the kettle whistling in the kitch

Eccentric, awe-inspiring and a home-from-home for literary giants, the London Library is an institution like no other and anyone can join it. As it celebrates 180 years in St James’s Square, Emma Hughes steps inside