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Saturday 17 May 2008

Spectator 180th Anniversary Blog
 

The latest culture as recommended by our staff

Peter Hoskin

Pete suggests


A master of self-invention

Anthony Blond

11th December, 2007

Harold Robbins: The Man Who Invented Sex by Andrew Wilson

Surprising literary ventures

Gary Dexter

11th December, 2007

Amazons by Don DeLillo

All passion spent

Philip Ziegler

5th December, 2007

Balfour: The Last Grandee by R. J. Q. Adams

A choice of cookery books

Elfreda Pownall

5th December, 2007

Elfreda Pownall

Recent books of photographs

Christopher Howse

5th December, 2007

Christopher Howse

Too funny for words

Kevin Brownlow

5th December, 2007

Silent Comedy by Paul Merton

Fear and loathing in old Europe

Allan Mallinson

5th December, 2007

Napoleon’s Wars by Charles Esdaile

Don’t judge a book by its cover

Christian House

5th December, 2007

The Journal of Dora Damage by Belinda Starling

A love story

Daniel Swift

5th December, 2007

Spitfire: Portrait of a Legend by Leo McKinstry

A choice of first novels

Archie Bland

5th December, 2007

A selection of works from new authors

Life & Letters

Allan Massie

5th December, 2007

A Kipling novel that still defies comprehension 

Mill! thou shouldst be living at this hour

Samuel Brittan

28th November, 2007

John Stuart Mill: Victorian Firebrand by Richard Reeves

Christmas funny books

Bevis Hillier

28th November, 2007

Stocking fillers

A criminal waste

Graham Stewart

28th November, 2007

The Road to Southend Pier by Ross Clark

A Poem

28th November, 2007

Alan Brownjohn

A long way from Rome

Adrian Goldsworthy

28th November, 2007

Caesar: A Life in Western Culture by Maria Wyke

His own short story

Charlotte Mitchell

28th November, 2007

The Unbearable Saki: The Work of H. M. Munro by Sandie Byrne

A false dawn

Frank Field

28th November, 2007

Best for Britain? The Politics and Legacy of Gordon Brown by Simon Lee

The parent trap

Charlotte Moore

28th November, 2007

Slam by Nick Hornby

The call of the wild

Oliver Gilmour

28th November, 2007

Sibelius by Andrew Barnett

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