Slightly Foxed 86

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: Laura Freeman is soothed by The French Country Housewife • Andrew Nixon makes toast with Nigel Slater • Margaret Drabble revels in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Rome • Alastair Glegg embarks on a fabulous voyage • Sarah Perry takes Seven Brief Lessons on Physics • Tom Hodgkinson has a high old time at Nightmare Abbey • Frances Donnelly recalls the haunted life of David Storey • Jon Woolcott finds magic in Waterland • Grant McIntyre learns what it takes to put A Man on the Moon, and much more besides...