Richard Francis
A single man of no fortune must be in want of a job: younger sons in Jane Austen’s England
Richard Francis 24 August 2019 9:00 am
Readers of Jane Austen gain a clear idea of the task facing the daughters of gentlemen. They need to secure…
Should William Penn be shaking in his grave?
Richard Francis 12 January 2019 9:00 am
The ultimate driving force of William Penn’s adult life is inaccessible, as the Quaker phrase ‘Inner Light’ suggests. While a…
The best sort of magic realism — from Michael Fishwick
Richard Francis 25 March 2017 9:00 am
Michael Fishwick’s new novel tells the story of a young man called Robbie, who has been uprooted from his London…
A tribe of one's own
Richard Francis 9 July 2016 9:00 am
In his preface Sebastian Junger tells us that this book grew out of an earlier article. It obviously didn’t grow…
Has Salem bewitched Stacy Schiff?
Richard Francis 7 November 2015 9:00 am
There have been many books devoted to the terrible events that took place in the small rural community of Salem…
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