Jan Morris: Around the World in 80 Years

ed. Paul Clements

PAPERBACK OF THE WEEK - The Observer.

Jan Morris is one of the world’s leading writers. In this tribute to her on her eightieth birthday, a number of well-known people from the world of travel writing, journalism, broadcasting and publishing celebrate the writer, as well as the person…

John Cowper Powys

Herbert Williams


John Cowper Powys (1872-1963) has been called the forgotten man of English literature, seemingly a remarkable assessment for such a prolific writer. Novels such as Weymouth Sands, Wolf Solent, A Glastonbury Romance and Maiden Castle stand as landmarks in twentieth century writing, yet debate over his genius, or lack of it, has raged controversially since before his death ...