10: The long gallery, Chastleton House, Moreton-in-Marsh, 1607-1612
As part of our series exploring Britain's architectural wonders, the Observer's architecture critic introduces a spectacular interactive 360-degree panoramic view of this classic example of the Jacobean long gallery• Explore the Chastleton House long...
Rachmaninov: Romances – review
Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone), Ivari Ilja (piano)(Ondine)This recording should come with the warning "too hot to handle", such is the combustible combination of Dmitri Hvorostovsky's heroic baritone with the flaming passion of intensely romantic Russi...
I Married You for Happiness by Lily Tuck – review
An elegant novel about the anatomy of a marriage dwells more on art – and maths – than emotionThis novel is an elegant vigil – a long night's journey into day. A wife, Nina, sits with her husband, Philip, who has died of a heart attack. She waits...
The Trials and Triumphs of Les Dawson by Louis Barfe – review
A new life of Les Dawson celebrates a great British comic talent too often overlookedIt's May 1967, in the days when Britain really had talent. Hughie Green is hosting yet another of his Opportunity Knocks. And here, at last, comes fame, banging on the...
Occupy!: Scenes From Occupied America; edited by Astra Taylor, Keith Gessen et al – review
A collection of essays from those involved in the Occupy movement is both analytical and full of vivid experienceAfter the autumn of discontent comes, inevitably, the winter of writing it all up. An enormous amount of ink has been spilled – and even ...
Patriot of Persia: Muhammad Mossadegh and a Very British Coup by Christopher de Bellaigue – review
This fascinating biography of a 1950s Persian nobleman and politician explains much of Iran's antipathy towards BritainIran is the only country in the world where people think that secretly, behind the charade, America is Britain's poodle. The eponymou...
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island – review
This new Jules Verne adventure yarn is a sequel to the ingenuous but surprisingly popular 3D version of Jules Verne's Journey to the Centre of the Earth. The morose Josh Hutcherson, the only survivor from the earlier film, receives a coded message from...
Tempest by Julie Cross – review
'I adored this book, and would recommend it for any teenage reader: from sci-fi to action to romance, this book has something for everyone'Forget any time-travelling book you have ever read, for here comes one of the greatest... 'Tempest' tells the tal...
Eric Brown’s SF and fantasy choice – reviews
Tuf Voyaging by George RR Martin, Empire State by Adam Christopher, Hell Train by Christopher Fowler and The Devil's Elixir by Raymond KhouryTuf Voyaging by George RR Martin (Gollancz, £8.99)Martin began his writing career with a series of lyrical, r...
