Tag Archives: Biography

Books: Literary Review Magazine – December 2024

Literary Review – December 2, 2024: The latest issue features ‘Mandeville’s Dangerous Idea’

Lines of Insight

“Mondrian: His Life, His Art, His Quest for the Absolute” By Nicholas Fox Weber

Will Someone Think of the Barristers?

“Man-Devil: The Mind and Times of Bernard Mandeville, the Wickedest Man in Europe” By John Callanan

Raising the Flag of Freedom

“Predator of the Seas: A History of the Slaveship That Fought for Emancipation” By Stephen Taylor

Arts/Books: Times Literary Supplement – Sept 1, 2023

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Times Literary Supplement (September 1, 2023): The extraordinary story of the OED; Shakespeare quotations for everyday life; Benjamín Labatut’s infernal vision; histories of learning and forgetting; rules for reviewers – and much more