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 [...]
20
Apr
Bond fans have much to thank Jamaica for.
%26ldquo;It was a naked girl, with her back to him. She was not quite naked. She wore
a broad leather belt round her waist with a hunting knife in a leather
sheath at her right hip. The belt made her nakedness extraordinarily erotic%26hellip;
“The whole scene, the empty beach, the green [...]
25
Jan
By Zenaide Jones
Lisbon may breathe history, but fresh winds are blowing through it.
The castles, palaces and monasteries which evoke the grander past of discovery and royalty are beautiful indeed, but the city also has its pulsating, modern side.
Its new architecture, shopping, nightlife and its fashionable people make it a pleasure to visit. It helps [...]
25
Jan
By Zenaide Jones
Lisbon may breathe history, but fresh winds are blowing through it.
The castles, palaces and monasteries which evoke the grander past of discovery and royalty are beautiful indeed, but the city also has its pulsating, modern side.
Its new architecture, shopping, nightlife and its fashionable people make it a pleasure to visit. It helps [...]
16
Jan
When tobacco magnate James Buchanan Duke died in 1925, he bequeathed half of his $200 million fortune to an endowment. The other half he left to his 12-year-old daughter Doris, an inheritance estimated to be equivalent to $1 billion in today’s dollars. But once you’ve wandered the grounds of Shangri La, you understand the true [...]
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