42 ways the hitchhiker’s author elevated the world

Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight

FROM LORCA: THE DRAWINGS BY HELEN OPPENHEIMER (1987) ...

Mark Twain and the making of an American literary revolution

W ith Adam Frost

Creaking into the dusty, lookout point, Jessie pulled on the handbrake. Jumping out, she slammed the door. Clouds of grit tailed her maxi skirt to the front of the camper van. Lifting the bonnet, Jess

SNAPPY SCRIPTS I so agree with the praise ...