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Imperial fiction: Prof. Challenger

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Imperial fiction: Prof. Challenger

Posted on 18 June 2019 by Alwyn Turner • Leave a comment

Conan Doyle’s great science-fiction adventurer is celebrated by ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading →

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Imperial fiction: Brigadier Gerard

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Imperial fiction: Brigadier Gerard

Posted on 19 April 2019 by Alwyn Turner • Leave a comment

ALWYN TURNER on Conan Doyle’s Napoleonic hero: ‘all spurs and moustaches’. Continue reading →

Imperial fiction: The Beetle

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Imperial fiction: The Beetle

Posted on 26 January 2019 by Alwyn Turner • Leave a comment

ALWYN TURNER reads a Victorian tale of gender-fluid horror. Continue reading →

Imperial fiction: John Silence

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Imperial fiction: John Silence

Posted on 1 December 2018 by Alwyn Turner • Leave a comment

ALWYN TURNER has an appointment with Algernon Blackwood’s psychic doctor to discuss a case of reefer madness. Continue reading →

Imperial fiction: The Madonna of the Barricades

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Imperial fiction: The Madonna of the Barricades

Posted on 2 June 2018 by Alwyn Turner • 2 Comments

Karl Marx, Madame Tussaud & Paris in 1848? It must be a novel by the editor of the Spectator, says ALWYN TURNER.

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The Best of Lion & Unicorn

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The Best of Lion & Unicorn

Posted on 5 May 2018 by Lion & Unicorn • Leave a comment

Our 20 most popular posts: from Diane to Diana and Healey to Holmes, plus Owens Smith & Jones. Continue reading →

Imperial fiction: Jim Maitland

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Imperial fiction: Jim Maitland

Posted on 21 March 2018 by Alwyn Turner • Leave a comment

ALWYN TURNER goes back to 1923 to read about Sapper’s other great hero. Continue reading →

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