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The Lutetia hotel was one of Paris’ landmarks, a monument to the city’s cultural memory where art, history and luxury met. In Dec 1910 Lutetia was opened by Marguerite and Aristide Boucicaut, visionary founders of Le Bon Marché. They created a ho...

The Clean Body, by Peter Ward2019
In the midst of t...

Train travel’s rapid development from the early C19th-early C20th changed the world, including through the construction of many railway stations with their stunning architecture, interior design and art. Read Maunder for St Pancras London gothic revival masterpiece; busy Grand Central New York; Helsinki Central Station Norway and the imposing

Kitchen with built-in cupboards and tim...

2026’s International Booker Prize shortlist writers are a diverse group, both geographically and in style, from mainstream blockbuster to experimental wittiness. Independent presses are rewarded for their efforts in promoting translated fiction, and recognising the translators.

1.German-Iranian novelist Shida Bazyar in her novel The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran