Francis King

Where are the eagles and the trumpets?

issue 17 January 2004

  • The Phoenix Land

    Mikl

    Arcadia, pp. 419

When Count Mikl

Read next

Trending

Steerpike

Wales exam board removes Steinbeck book from curriculum

In some rather strange news this festive season, it transpires that the Welsh Joint Education Committee (WJEC) has banned John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men from being studied at GCSE level in Wales. The news comes amid concerns about the use of racist language in the novel, with the move to come into force from

Also in Book Reviews

Also by Francis King

Latest

Comments

Join the debate for just $5 for 3 months

Be part of the conversation with other Spectator readers by getting your first three months for $5.

Already a subscriber? Log in