Having recently read Simon Sebag Montifiore's excellent book about Stalin's reign as leader of the Soviet Union, ( Stalin: In The...

Some of the choicest musical discoveries are those which come by surprise, which are as unexpected as they are exquisite. Last summer, th...

Simon Sebag Montefiore's massive book on the workings of Stalin's government is the stuff of nightmares - quite literally for me ...

Last night's sunset... click on images to enlarge.

It hardly needs to be stated that this year marks the centenary of the outbreak of The Great War. Much attention will (quite rightly) b...

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When I was given this book at Christmastime, I looked forward to storming through another Keller book which I assumed would be enjoyable,...

From Kinnoull Hill

Kinnoull Hill

It must be Spring, the deer have returned to the western side of Kinnoull Hill and onto Barnhill.

The ruins of Downhill House sit high above the cliffs of the North Coast of Northern Ireland. Once the focus of a vast estate covering va...

To prevent Napoleon invading Ireland up the Foyle Estuary.