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Jonathan Swift's 22-point critique...of his friend's servant

How to be a real influencer...Victorian style!

When being fat was the height of fashion

The latest from ex FBI director James Comey in this week's thrillers: Solitary Agents by David Goodman, The Death Row Club by V. A. Vazquez, Red Verdict by James Comey

Sultry summers and polyamoury in this week's literary fiction: SKIN CONTACT by Elisa Faison, THE SUMMER BOY by Philippe Besson, ALL MY LOVE by Agnes Lidbeck

A baby, a deadly secret and ruined dreams - this month's retro reads: THE GIRLS by John Bowen, THE WEATHER IN THE STREETS by Rosamond Lehmann, THE ASCENT OF RUM DOODLE by W. E. Bowman

Little Women for the modern age in this week's contemporary fiction: All Grown Up by Daisy Buchanan, Pool House by Mary H. K. Choi, If Books Could Kill by Kate Eberle

The deadly effects of gambling...thanks to mobile apps, bookies have never been richer and addiction has never been easier

Survival of the...friendliest? Why Darwin was WRONG about evolution

How one Indian man spent five years travelling to London to demand compensation from the East India Company

A hot poker to the Achilles tendon  for lazy housework or mauled to death by lions: the life of a Roman slave

The next David Attenborough? Meet wildlife hero Cam Whitnall who rescued five lions from Putin's bombs

From the Killing Fields to Canterbury: the life of a stonemason

What would Daisy Buchanan want by her side on a desert island?

Scallywags and Loch-side schools in this month's book's for children: FRED THE (VERY DEMANDING) DEER by Pépé Smit, THE CHILDREN OF WOLF ROCK by Natasha Farrant, SIX WEEKS by Matt Goodfellow Illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton