Author Archives: leslie

Best Westerns

Posted on January 15, 2023 by leslie

Best Westerns, by Bill Hartley In recent years the Western, once thought defunct, has undergone something of a revival. That said, recent releases shouldn’t be confused with what comes under the heading of ‘Modern Western’. This can be defined as … Continue reading →

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Broken Myths, Broken Landscapes

Posted on January 8, 2023 by leslie

Broken Myths, Broken Landscapes Broken Myths; Charles Sheeler’s Industrial Landscapes, Andrea Diederichs, De Gruyter, 2023, Berlin/Boston, Pb 267pp, reviewed by Leslie Jones By 1927, the market share of the once mighty Ford Motor Company had shrunk from 50 to 15%. … Continue reading →

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Endnotes January 2023

Posted on January 1, 2023 by leslie

Endnotes, January 2023 In this edition: Vaughan Williams from Midori Komachi and Simon Callaghan; orchestral fresco of Florence by Randall Svane, reviewed by Stuart Millson In recent years, Midori Komachi has emerged as one of the most sensitive exponents of … Continue reading →

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Silence Audible

Posted on December 14, 2022 by leslie

Silence Audible The Northern Silence, Journeys in Nordic Music & Culture, Andrew Mellor, Yale University Press, 300pp, hardback, ISBN 978-0300-25440-2, reviewed by Stuart Millson The music critic, Andrew Mellor, now a resident of Denmark, has produced in the pages of his ‘Journeys’ a … Continue reading →

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Of Human Bondage

Posted on December 7, 2022 by leslie

                     Of Human Bondage                                 By Bill Hartley           In 2020, a … Continue reading →

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Letter to the Editor, 2nd December 2022

Posted on December 2, 2022 by leslie

  Letter to the Editor, 2nd December 2022 Sir, It was reported recently that the Queen Consort (Camilla) intends to dispense with ladies in waiting. Presumably this is part of the project to create a thoroughly modern monarchy – slimmed … Continue reading →

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Endnotes, December 2022

Posted on November 29, 2022 by leslie

Endnotes, December 2022 In this edition: a piano concerto and a symphony by Dora Pejacevic; Rachmaninov from the Sinfonia of London; spiritual intensity from American composer, Randall Svane, reviewed by Stuart Millson A commitment to new and overlooked music has … Continue reading →

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The Lives of Latin Texts

Posted on November 29, 2022 by leslie

The Lives of Latin Texts Lauren Curtis, Irene P. Garrison, eds., The Lives of Latin Texts: Papers Presented to Richard J. Tarrant, Harvard University Press, Loeb Classical Monograph, 2020, pp. i-xxvii; 1-336, reviewed by Darrell Sutton Distinguished as a textual critic, … Continue reading →

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The Devil Spares Pravda

Posted on November 14, 2022 by leslie

The Devil Spares Pravda The Devils’ Alliance; Hitler’s Pact with Stalin, 1939-1941, Roger Moorhouse, Basic books, New York, 2014, hb, 382pp, $29.99 US, reviewed by Leslie Jones As Roger Moorhouse observes in this compelling account, the Nazi-Soviet Non-aggression Pact of … Continue reading →

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City in the Sands

Posted on November 5, 2022 by leslie

City in the Sands By Bill Hartley Western Sahara, or, depending upon your point of view, the Southern Provinces of Morocco, is a disputed territory consisting of 103,000 square miles of desert. Spain seized control following the Berlin conference of … Continue reading →

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