On the map
Serving as historical documents and elaborate works of art, rare maps and atlases have been drawing collectors and enthusiasts to Mayfair’s auction houses and specialist map stores for years.
Literature
Queen of hearts
After moving to Britain in 1960, Baroness Floella Benjamin overcame racism and adversity to become an actress, presenter, campaigner, author and politician. She tells us more about her extraordinary life.
Desert island books – Mishal Husain
BBC newsreader and journalist picks five of her favourite reads.
Wilde flowers
Before the Chelsea Flower Show, Oscar Wilde was the local floral champion.
Desert island books – Simon Callow MBE
The renowned actor, writer and biographer reveals five of his favourite reads.
Chelsea cherished
Rock ‘n’ Rolling Stone royalty Bill Wyman’s book about Chelsea is out now.
Chelsea’s literary heroines
A stroll around Chelsea to appreciate female writers who have graced its streets.
Monica Ali
The bestselling writer, whose novels include Brick Lane and Love Marriage, says: “When I was...
The everyman of espionage
When Belgravia resident Len Deighton wrote The Ipcress File in the early 1960s he couldn’t...
