frances-wilson
Dostoevsky in Love by Alex Christofi review – unpredictable, dangerous and thrilling
His marriages were disastrous but his words were so rousing they made strangers embrace ... a superb study of the Russian novelist
Frances Wilson
14, Jan, 2021 @12:00 PM
The Artful Dickens by John Mullan review – how did he do it?
How to convey sexual obsession and opium dreams? Entertaining and insightful essays on the skill of the supreme storyteller
Frances Wilson
23, Oct, 2020 @8:00 AM
Mr Atkinson’s Rum Contract by Richard Atkinson review – 'genealogy is addictive'
A ‘time-travelling commuter’ researches his ancestors, and unearths a fascinating 18th-century tale, which centres on a renowned slave holder, and a family feud
Frances Wilson
04, Jun, 2020 @8:00 AM
The Enigma of Clarence Thomas by Corey Robin review – a superb study
An original assessment of a controversial figure – Donald Trump’s favourite judge – who believes only money can free black America
Frances Wilson
28, Dec, 2019 @7:30 AM
Mudlarking by Lara Maiklem review – lost and found on the River Thames
A fascinating insight into the discarded objects and lost things that wash up on the foreshore
Frances Wilson
16, Aug, 2019 @11:00 AM
The Five by Hallie Rubenhold review – the untold lives of Jack the Ripper’s victims
A landmark study calls time on the misogyny that fed the Jack the Ripper myth. Why has it taken 130 years for a book telling the stories of the women to appear?
Frances Wilson
13, Feb, 2019 @7:30 AM
How London became the tuberculosis capital of Europe
When Frances Wilson set out to chronicle the great ‘disease of storytellers’ on the streets of London, she had no idea of the twist in her own story that awaited
Frances Wilson
26, Nov, 2018 @7:30 AM
Taking on the online giants lets the BBC reclaim its hold on children’s imagination | Frances Wilson
With its £34m plan to take kids’ TV into the digital age, the corporation recognises the virtue of catching us early
Frances Wilson
08, Jul, 2017 @11:05 PM
Emma Tennant obituary
Satirical novelist who depicted Britain in a state of decay
Frances Wilson
31, Jan, 2017 @4:30 PM
‘Oh Excellent Air Bag!’ review – two centuries of laughing gas
This wonderful collection of writings on nitrous oxide features carnivals, dentists’ chairs, Humphry Davy in ecstasy and William James talking nonsense
Frances Wilson
28, Sep, 2016 @7:00 AM
Quentin Blake by Ghislaine Kenyon review – the brilliant illustrator at work
Blake’s images for Roald Dahl’s book and his own creations such as Zagazoo and Mrs Armitage have given immense pleasure to readers for decades. This terrific book explores his imagination
Frances Wilson
03, Mar, 2016 @7:30 AM
The Secret Rooms: A True Gothic Mystery by Catherine Bailey - review
Frances Wilson on deaths and disappearances in Belvoir Castle
Frances Wilson
16, Nov, 2012 @10:55 PM
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