Review – The Last Days of Hitler by Hugh Trevor-Roper

"Perhaps reading this book - which is now over 70 years old - will continue to remind us of what evils and madness humans are truly capable of practicing"

Review – Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave

It is important to understand who exactly Frederick Douglass was and his vital role within the historical movement that sought to achieve the abolition of slavery. Slavery as an institution had (and sadly still does in some parts of the modern world) existed for as long as mankind had. It is an institution which has …

Advertisement

Review – The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan

What are the thirty-nine steps? You would be forgiven for not knowing with the amount of adaptations there have been of John Buchan's most famous novel featuring Richard Hannay, the canny protagonist who dodges trouble whenever it arrives. Each film, including the 1935 original directed by Alfred Hitchcock, diverges greatly from Buchan's novel first published …

Review – The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

When F. Scott Fitzgerald published his 1925 magnum opus The Great Gatsby, it was during a time when the euphoria of the American dream was at its apotheosis. The relatively recent 2013 film adaptation of the novel starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire attempts to show New York in all its glitz and glamor that …

Review – Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

Individuals are often bittersweet apples that are yet to ripe on the tree of society. Through this tree are they interconnected and influence one another, all of their ripeness and growth being largely determined by the tree itself. As a result, one can either rot from it or grow healthy. Nevertheless, whether one is the …

Yukio Mishima – Japan’s Enfant Terrible

Japan is an intriguing nation and many know this. Despite its limited global reach in history compared to the West and its troubled past, it has become one of the world's largest economies and cultural exporters. But this is also a double-edged sword in more ways than one. Like the sword itself, with the katana …

The Relevance of R. D. Laing Today

Mental health issues have now become one of the greatest burdens of modern developed society, especially in the UK. Despite the large improvements in living standards in the last century, Britain - like many other nations in its economic and political league - faces an unprecedented obstacle against its psychological well-being. According to the Samaritans …

Review – The Quiet American by Graham Greene

It has been nearly 29 years since Graham Greene, an English novelist who's considered one of the greatest in the 20th century, had passed away in Vevey, Switzerland. A man who lived a life without inertia, Greene's experiences across the world ranged far. He was a sub-editor for The Times, a film critic for The Spectator, and …

Review – The Borgias: Power and Fortune by Paul Strathern

The Borgias were a family of infamy, their name becoming a byword for sin, immorality, deceitfulness, and incest; a connotation that prevails to this day. Their legacy is a juxtaposition to the Italian Renaissance they existed within, an era which gave birth to the great minds of Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael who reinvigorated …

Review – A Spy Named Orphan: The Enigma of Donald Maclean by Roland Philipps

Throughout history, humans have motivated their will to exist through purpose. Some go the extra mile through leaving a legacy, whether it is one of prestige or one of disgust. But for some, it can be a great inconvenience to have left a legacy at all, especially one that consists of a tragedy akin to …