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Spectacular photographs of Iceland from new book Iceland by Chris McNab published by Amber Books

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Iceland was one of the last places on earth to be settled by humans. And as these incredible photographs show, we haven’t done much with the place. And that can only be a good thing because Iceland is one of the most staggeringly extraordinary places on earth. These images are from a new book in … Read more

Kate Middleton takes style leaf out of Princess Beatrice’s fashion book

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Sharing stylist tips? Kate Middleton takes inspiration from Princess Beatrice in a £1,595 version of the Vampire’s Wife dress the bride-to-be wore to Ellie Goulding’s wedding Kate stepped out in a £1,595 emerald gown by designer The Vampire’s Wife  Joined William for  evening reception at Guinness Storehouse in Dublin Tuesday Beatrice, 31, wore a £1,695 … Read more

WHAT BOOK would children’s and Gothic novelist Michelle Paver take to a desert island? 

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WHAT BOOK would children’s and Gothic novelist Michelle Paver take to a desert island? Michelle Paver is currently reading Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting Of Hill House She would take SAS Survival Handbook by John Wiseman to a desert island The novelist revealed My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante left her cold By Daily Mail Reporter … Read more

WHAT BOOK first turned comedian and writer Arthur Smith to reading?

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WHAT BOOK first turned comedian and writer Arthur Smith to reading? Arthur Smith is currently reading Sloot by the Irish writer Ian Macpherson He would take the Complete Works of Shakespeare to a desert island The Man Who Didn’t Wash His Dishes by Phyllis Krasilovsky first got him reading By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:00 GMT, … Read more

WHAT BOOK would Eoin Colfer take to a desert island?

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WHAT BOOK would Eoin Colfer take to a desert island? Irish author Eoin Colfer is currently reading The Second Sleep, by Robert Harris  He would take the Mortdecai trilogy by Kyril Bonfiglioli to a desert island Stig Of The Dump by Clive King first got him reading while he was in bed with flu By Daily Mail Reporter … Read more

WHAT BOOK would Booker-shortlisted author Lucy EllMann take to a desert island? 

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WHAT BOOK would Booker-shortlisted author Lucy Ellmann take to a desert island? Lucy Ellmann recently read Your Duck Is My Duck by Deborah Eisenberg She would take a volume of Jane Austen’s complete works to a desert island Author says most non-fiction books have left her cold, except Virginia Woolf’s By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:00 … Read more

Craig Brown reviews a book examining the golden age of luxury travel

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Trains, Planes, Ships & Cars: The Golden Age 1900-1941 James Hamilton-Paterson Head of Zeus £30 Rating: Ah, the Golden Age of Travel! This is not a book to be read while you are standing cooped-up on a crowded staircase for ten minutes as part of Ryanair’s ‘Priority Boarding’. In James Hamilton-Paterson’s judgment, the Golden Age … Read more