Ted Hughes has been appointed poet laureate to succeed Sir John Betjeman, which is a bit like appointing a grim young crow to replace a cuddly old te…

- Philip Howard, 20th Earl Of Arundel

M F K Fisher is the dowager queen of writers on browsing and slicing.

- Philip Howard, 20th Earl Of Arundel

Most history is a record of the triumphs, disasters, and follies of top people. The black hole in it is the way of life of mute, inglorious men and w…

- Philip Howard, 20th Earl Of Arundel