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Philip Hensher

The Guardian

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Books / Once upon a time in Germany: the Grimms’ legacy of revenge and gory redemption

Books /					 													 						Once upon a time in Germany: the Grimms’ legacy of revenge and gory redemption
14.01.2025 10

The Spectator

Philip Hensher

Books / Once upon a time in Germany: the Grimms’ legacy of revenge and gory redemption

Books /					 													 						Once upon a time in Germany: the Grimms’ legacy of revenge and gory redemption
14.01.2025 3

The Spectator

Philip Hensher

Books / Once upon a time in Germany: the Grimms’ legacy of revenge and gory redemption

Books /					 													 						Once upon a time in Germany: the Grimms’ legacy of revenge and gory redemption
12.01.2025 20

The Spectator

Philip Hensher

The joy of the Turkish barber

Just as you always hope will happen, I knew I had met the man of my dreams almost on sight. I had made a booking the day before. I arrived. Burak...

05.12.2024 2

The Spectator

Philip Hensher

Books / Reading the classics should be a joy, not a duty

Writing the history of the novel, even covering a limited period, is a challenge. No one could possibly read every novel that has been published....

14.11.2024 2

The Spectator

Philip Hensher

Park life / The joy of weight loss

It was a few months ago. I was coming back from my morning walk with Greta in Battersea Park, so it can only have been half past ten in the morning....

17.10.2024 3

The Spectator

Philip Hensher

Books / The trivial details about royalty are what really fascinate us

For the moment, can there be anything new to say about Elizabeth II? In time, the archives will open up and more of her correspondence and any of...

30.08.2024 1

The Spectator

Philip Hensher