Mr Darcy, the brooding landowner who, after a series of misunderstandings, seduces the spirited Elizabeth Bennet in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, is one of fiction’s favourite romantic heroes. This week, a rare miniature portrait of the man who some believe may have provided the inspiration for him is going on sale.
One of only two [...]
9
Jun
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1
Jun
The dustjacket describes this joint critical biography of Kingsley and Martin Amis as “witty, opinionated and thoroughly readable”. The word “opinionated” should ring alarm bells.
The book opens with Neil Powell visiting Kingsley’s childhood home in Norbury and finding that “the air carries a strong and unmistakable whiff of curry”. Is this actually true? Or is [...]
17
Jan
Some travelers may be vulnerable to identity theft after petitioning the government a year ago to have their names removed from lists that restrict them from flying.
As many as 247 travelers who petitioned the government between Oct. 6, 2006, and Feb. 13, 2007, to have their names removed from those lists may be vulnerable, according [...]
15
Jan
I would never have discovered Troyes, a beautiful medieval town of
timber-framed buildings, were it not for a pale, lumpy sausage made from
pigs%26rsquo; intestines that smells like a pissoir.
To historians, Troyes may be the ancient capital of Champagne, but to food
lovers, it is the spiritual home of the andouillette. The champagne
cork-shaped town in the department of [...]
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