Had I not read Emma Larkin’s wonderful Finding George Orwell in Burma in 2013, I wouldn’t have gone looking for further reading …
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As I read the accounts of survivors this Holocaust Memorial Day, it struck me that many of them came from those who …
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How much is too much to spend on a book? As with so much in life, George Orwell has already considered and …
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Who that has not suffered it understands the pain of exile? – George Orwell, Burmese Days To be quite honest, having travelled …
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Like my good pal, Mr Maguire, I have taken a more systematic approach to reading this year by making a reading plan. …
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When you leave the house for some time off without your young kids – ensuring there is another compos mentis adult around …
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We are losing them. That generation, the ones that built the mythology. Slipping away into hospital beds and sheltered housing, winding down …
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In the coming year, I really want someone to stand up – and I really hope it will be Ed Miliband – …
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Twenty-four hours after the big day, by now hopefully the major disappointment should be fading. I refer, of course, to the possible …
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Like pretty much everyone on Earth, I love Moleskine notebooks. They are beautifully crafted yet solid enough to survive the punishments of …
