Founded 1836 The Reform Club (1838–41) is the final word in the extraordinary triptych of clubs on this stretch of Pall Mall begun with The Athenæum (1827–30) and continued with The Travellers (1829–3

Why do we like what we like?

Danny Bird You open your book by recounting a chance visit to an old mosque in Cyprus. What was so significant about that moment? Tharik Hussain Nothing changed for me on the day itself, because I kne

The Romans are famed for feats of engineering and architecture: towering aqueducts, huge amphitheatres, paved roads that stitched the empire together. The hypocaust underfloor heating system may be le

A flawed comparative study of eastern and western philosophies

The evolution of two Old Testament tales