Robert Winder
Robert Winder was literary editor of the INDEPENDENT for 5 years. He has written three novels, No Admission, The Marriage of Time and Convenience and The Final Act of Mr. Shakespeare. Winder is also the author of three works of nonfiction, Bloody Foreigners, Open Secrets and The Last Wolf.
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Soft Power
In recent years the modern world has developed a brave new concept: 'soft power'. It is the power of friendly persuasion rather than command, and…
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The Last Wolf
It is often assumed that the national identity must be a matter of values and ideas. But in Robert Winder's brilliantly-written account it is a…
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Bloody Foreigners
The story of the way Britain has been settled and influenced by foreign people and ideas is as old as the land itself. In this…
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Open Secrets
The Open Championship has been a high point of the British sporting calendar for 150 years, but few have been so memorable as in 2009.…
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The Final Act Of Mr Shakespeare
In the spring of 1613 Mr William Shakespeare, a gentleman farmer in Warwickshire, returns to London. It is a ceremonial visit; he has no further…