november 2015 Issue 437 £3.95

Humboldt Astride the World Patrick Wilcken dietrich vs riefenstahl Lara Feigel passions of ted hughes Seamus Perry augustine bares all Anthony Kenny against memes John Gray www.literaryreview.co.uk thatcher takes control • a circus of spies • fogs of yore byron’s wronged wife • joseph roth checks in • yours, 007