December 2013

  • The Pike: by Lucy Hughes-Hallett

    The Pike: by Lucy Hughes-Hallett

    Reviewed by Charles Freeman, historical consultant to the Blue Guides: Lucy Hughes-Hallett’s The Pike is a long (644 pages of text) biography of the extraordinary Italian poet, and—well one can hardly begin to say what else—Gabriele d’Annunzio. The only thing that disappointed me about it was its title. Although this…

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