Amid the gleeful surrealism, this 18th-century verse relays a palpable anger that resonates with contemporary turmoil Continue reading...

A family history of the once-revered British tea shops is enthrallingOf all of this country’s bygone entertainments, the ones I most regret having missed are a night at a musical hall and tea at a Lyons Corner House. The latter’s disappearance is the more poignant, for it is a loss...