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Matthew Fraser

The Spectator

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What happened to Provence?

The best time to visit Provence, I always advise when asked, is in the spring before the scorching heat and summer crowds. I have been spending time...

20.04.2026 9

The Spectator

Matthew fraser

What happened to Provence?

The best time to visit Provence, I always advise when asked, is in the spring before the scorching heat and summer crowds. I have been spending time...

19.04.2026 10

The Spectator

Matthew fraser

The intertwined lives and deaths of Jean Genet and Simone de Beauvoir

A strange literary coincidence occurred in Paris exactly 40 years ago, on 14 April, 1986.  In the small hours of the morning, Jean Genet, enfant...

14.04.2026 10

The Spectator

Matthew fraser