The sweet dove spied

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Literary culture has never been secure from the philistines but books need better publicity

Dear Simon, The history of Pitman shorthand told by Angeline Wilcox in the July edition of Best of British (Write on Time) evoked so many memories. I was amazed to learn that Isaac Pitman actually cre

Wyndham Lewis’s pro-fascist polemical novel was enabled by a left-wing writer

Why books that became beloved classics struggled to find their way into print

MILK?” Mrs Evans loomed over Alice Campbell’s teacup with a milk jug. The humidity in the tea shop was beginning to wilt the fabric violets in Alice’s little hat. She could see a few of the tiny flowe