Ian Irvine

Ian Irvine is a freelance writer

Society

How did Virginia Woolf enjoy her pudding?

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Pets throughout history: Dickens's crow and Michel de Montaigne's on cats

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Letters and extracts throughout history: Going to school

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Letters and diaries: Meetings of great minds throughout history

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The way we were: Virginia Woolf and George Orwell on hot English summers

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"I was amazed at how ignorant and sometimes plain stupid were the people who claimed to run the country"—Christopher Hitchens on meeting politicians when he was a student

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"I often considered whether we would not have to destroy Paris"—How Hitler fell in love with the French capital

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“Begin with a Vermouth Amaro in lieu of a cocktail...” Memorable meals recalled by famous names

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The way we were: extreme weather

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The way we were: Random acts of kindness from the past

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