Books on history
ROBERT TANITCH’S ROUND-UP OF BOOKS No 8 SAMUEL PEPYS PLAGUE, FIRE REVOLUTION (Thames & Hudson £29.95). Samuel Pepys (1633-1703) secretary to the Admiralty Board, MP, theatregoer and diarist, lived ...
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Ben Hur, the Biblical epic to end all Biblical epics
Robert Tanitch reviews Ben Hur at Tricycle Theatre, London, NW6 General “Lew” Wallace wrote his best-selling historical religious novel in 1880. Ben Hur The Tale of the Christ has been filmed most suc ...
Books on films, musicals and ballets
ROBERT TANITCH’S ROUND-UP OF BOOKS No 7 ULTIMATE STAR WARS (Dorling Kindersley £35.00) is an encyclopaedic guide to the galaxy. I know somebody who has decided that the most important thing this Chris ...
A wonderful book on Vermeer
Robert Tanitch’s Round-up of Books. No 6 VERMEER The Complete Works (Taschen £65), superbly produced in a very large format, is an absolutely wonderful catalogue for anybody who loves his work and adm ...