Red Sparrow

Eric Ambler’s quite short spy thrillers are perfect for short-haul flights, say two hours at the airport and three hours in the air.

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V S Pritchett

Gladstone, in his lifetime at any rate, was called The Grand Old Man.

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General Kerrich

“Here Lies Buried General Walter D’Oyly Kerrich, Colonel Commandant Royal Late Madras Artillery, Eldest son of Thomas Kerrich Esquire, Died 27th January 1911.”

Leaders in War

We shall begin by studying Henry V and Agincourt, as Carol Adelman of the Hudson Institute and her husband, Ken (former US ambassador to the UN and director of the U.S. Arms Control & Disarmament Agency) have done.

Birthday Cake Pops

There are lots of reasons for ordering recipe boxes to be delivered to cook at home.

Three Shorts

Frank Short (1857 – 1945) was born in Worcestershire and trained as a civil engineer.

The Mask of Dimitrios

Airport paperback thrillers are very long these days. You’d best take a flight to Sydney.