Slightly Foxed Issue 87 (Autumn 2025)

The independent-minded quarterly that combines good looks, good writing and a personal approach. Slightly Foxed introduces its readers to books that are no longer new and fashionable but have lasting appeal. Good-humoured, unpretentious and a bit eccentric, it’s more like a well-read friend than a literary magazine.  

In this issue: Samuel Saloway-Cooke experiences a George Bowling moment • Kate Hubbard eavesdrops on five Victorian marriages • Michael Barber shares a cockpit with one of The Few • Helena Drysdale remembers the elegant author of Tomorrow • Martin Williamsis comforted by Rosamunde Pilcher's September • Sue Geeenjoys a taste of parish life • Martin Sorrell adopts a new approach to books • Stephen Bayleytakes advice from the Reverend Sydney Smith • Isabel Lloyd goes backstage at the National