Had Balzac been a less masterful novelist, the disreputably profligate fraud in him might have overwhelmed his artistry. Still, the other Balzac, the artist, is tainted by his well-earned reputation for what has been called artistic license or dishonesty...
The French novelist Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850) was the first writer to use fiction to convey the total social scene prevailing within one country at a particular period in its history. Commonly regarded as the founder of social realism, he also...
Do you know Charles Handy? His book "The Hungry Spirit" is stacked deep on the giveaway tables of newsrooms around the country. In the United Kingdom, BBC radio has been broadcasting a six-part walking tour through his career. His publisher describes him as...
Byline: STEVE DOUGHTY HUNDREDS of clergymen are so poor that they rely on state handouts, a Church report revealed yesterday. One in ten vicars with families pad out their Church of England salaries by claiming the working families' tax credit a means-tested...
