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Iris Murdoch - House of Leaves
Author Dame Iris Murdoch was born on this day in 1919, we delved back into the Rare Book Review archives and retrieved this article, originally published in July 2003. Iris...
Iris Murdoch - House of Leaves
Author Dame Iris Murdoch was born on this day in 1919, we delved back into the Rare Book Review archives and retrieved this article, originally published in July 2003. Iris...
Adam Blakeney Writes on Graham Greene
Adam Blakeney writes – ‘I sometimes equate Graham Greene with milk, truly! And I’m not talking about oat milk either.
Adam Blakeney Writes on Graham Greene
Adam Blakeney writes – ‘I sometimes equate Graham Greene with milk, truly! And I’m not talking about oat milk either.
Golfing Books - 'Here Come The Boogeymen'
With the 2022 PGA Championship looming large on the fairway it seemed like a good time to revisit a Golfing feature from the Rare Book Review archive...
Golfing Books - 'Here Come The Boogeymen'
With the 2022 PGA Championship looming large on the fairway it seemed like a good time to revisit a Golfing feature from the Rare Book Review archive...
Eight Banned Books That Might Surprise You
The banning of books by dissident authors in repressive regimes such as Stalinist Russia is well-documented, but here are some titles you might not have realised were also banned –...
Eight Banned Books That Might Surprise You
The banning of books by dissident authors in repressive regimes such as Stalinist Russia is well-documented, but here are some titles you might not have realised were also banned –...
Inspirational Quotes From Literature
Need some motivation to keep on top of those new year resolutions? Who better to take advice from than famous authors, poets and novelists.
Inspirational Quotes From Literature
Need some motivation to keep on top of those new year resolutions? Who better to take advice from than famous authors, poets and novelists.
On Her Majesty's Secret Service: Writers and Spies
The banning of books by dissident authors in repressive regimes such as Stalinist Russia is well-documented, but here are some titles you might not have realised were also banned –...
On Her Majesty's Secret Service: Writers and Spies
The banning of books by dissident authors in repressive regimes such as Stalinist Russia is well-documented, but here are some titles you might not have realised were also banned –...
Why Collect Rare Books?
‘It is a truth universally acknowledged that a book lover, in possession of an enquiring mind, must be in want of a collection’ (to paraphrase Jane Austen).
Why Collect Rare Books?
‘It is a truth universally acknowledged that a book lover, in possession of an enquiring mind, must be in want of a collection’ (to paraphrase Jane Austen).
France & Russia - A Unique Relationship
When the new capital city of St Petersburg was founded in 1703, on the boggy delta of the river Neva, it created a door to Western Europe. Along with the...
France & Russia - A Unique Relationship
When the new capital city of St Petersburg was founded in 1703, on the boggy delta of the river Neva, it created a door to Western Europe. Along with the...
William Morris & The Kelmscott Chaucer
Kelmlscott Press founder William Morris was also a serious book collector; he amassed a library of Medieval manuscripts and fine antiquariana...
William Morris & The Kelmscott Chaucer
Kelmlscott Press founder William Morris was also a serious book collector; he amassed a library of Medieval manuscripts and fine antiquariana...
Banned Books: The Freedom to Read
‘A dangerous book will always be in danger from those it threatens with the demand that they question their assumptions. They’d rather hang on to the assumptions and ban the...
Banned Books: The Freedom to Read
‘A dangerous book will always be in danger from those it threatens with the demand that they question their assumptions. They’d rather hang on to the assumptions and ban the...
Ralph Steadman - a brush with surrealism
RM Healey illuminates the life, work, and curious book collection of Ralph Steadman.
Ralph Steadman - a brush with surrealism
RM Healey illuminates the life, work, and curious book collection of Ralph Steadman.
Stargazers Saviours - Science Fiction Rare Books
Steven Ericson reveals that the whole universe of science fiction lies in the original pulp magazines.
Stargazers Saviours - Science Fiction Rare Books
Steven Ericson reveals that the whole universe of science fiction lies in the original pulp magazines.
Millicent Fawcett inspires the first female sta...
To mark the centenary of women's suffrage in Britain the first statue of a woman has today been unveiled in London's Parliament Square. Splendidly rendered in bronze by sculptor Gillian...
Millicent Fawcett inspires the first female sta...
To mark the centenary of women's suffrage in Britain the first statue of a woman has today been unveiled in London's Parliament Square. Splendidly rendered in bronze by sculptor Gillian...
John Mortimer - Paradise Postponed
In honour of the famous creator of Rumpole of the Bailey, born on this day in 1923, we republish in full for the first time the interview with Sir John...
John Mortimer - Paradise Postponed
In honour of the famous creator of Rumpole of the Bailey, born on this day in 1923, we republish in full for the first time the interview with Sir John...
Manuscripts Don't Burn
Writers were to varying extents bound to the Marxist-Leninist cause throughout the Soviet period, overseen by the stifling Union of Soviet Writers and Goskomizdat (State Committee for Publishing Houses, Printing...
Manuscripts Don't Burn
Writers were to varying extents bound to the Marxist-Leninist cause throughout the Soviet period, overseen by the stifling Union of Soviet Writers and Goskomizdat (State Committee for Publishing Houses, Printing...