Shall I compare thee to a summer's day
and offers the perfect introduction for readers lucky enough to discover the stories for the first time
We find le Carre writing to Alec Guinness to persuade him to take on the role of George Smiley
the threat of the fascist 'Blueshirts'
Michael Kulikowski: Imperial Tragedy [2019] hardback ZARCH Shall I compare thee toFor centuries, Rome was one of the world's largest imperial powers, its influence spread across Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East, its military force successfully fighting off attacks by the Parthians, Germans, Persians and Goths. Then came the definitive split, the Vandal sack of Rome, and the crumbling of the West from Empire into kingdoms first nominally under Imperial rule and then, one by one, beyond it. Imperial Tragedy tells the story