Literary Review

Literature Collection  

Archived since 19 October 1979
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509 issues

Founded in Edinburgh in 1979, Literary Review is a trusted independent source for reviews of new books in history, biography, politics, travel and fiction. The monthly publication is well known for its amusing contributions and excellent editorial written by leading authors, journalists and academics, forming a gold mine for research in past and present literature. 

Martin Amis said: "In Literary Review you find something that has almost vanished from the book pages: its contributors are actually interested in Literature."

Latest Issue:

Michael Prodger on Gauguin * Piers Brendon on the discovery of dinosaurs * Philip Snow on Japan's war trials * Mark Galeotti on Zelensky's rise * Rory McCarthy on Saddam Hussein's blunders * Norma Clarke on Barbara Comyns * David Bromwich on Enlightenment disillusionment * Peter Moore on shipwrecks * Julian Baggini on the price of life * Graham Daseler on Kubrick * Owen Bennett-Jones on Indian democracy * Adam Brookes on Myanmar's meth industry * Zareer Masani on Queen Victoria's PMs * Costica Bradatan on false messiahs * Sharman Kadish on London fashion * Jonathan Rée on Wittgenstein * William Whyte on London architecture * James Cahill on Edouard Louis * Allan Massie on Paul Theroux * and much, much more

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  • First Issue: 19 October 1979
  • Latest Issue: March 2024
  • Issue Count: 509
  • Page Count: 33,782
  • Published: Monthly
  • ISSN: 2059-5352