Birds can transport us to another time and place entirely,

Tales of the uncanny from a master of ambiguity

Iris Murdoch’s unseen poetry, transcribed for the first time

Tennyson’s embrace of science and catastrophe theory

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

Pulse Cynan Jones (Granta, £14.99) Saints Tim MacGabhann ...