Picnics in the sun

Heirs and Graces: A History of the Modern ...

Somehow, it isn’t hard to imagine the scene of battle here, even on a sultry July morning when only the distant growl of a motorbike interrupts the crooning of collared doves. Perhaps it is the quiet.

A freewheeling Cavafy for modern times

Reminiscences Joe Brainard I Remember 208pp. Daunt. ...

There are many reasons that an artist’s ambitions can be thwarted, including the decision to become a teacher. Later this month, an exhibition will shine a light on talent obscured by a career in the classroom

An African perspective on Augustine of Hippo’s thought