James Williams is a senior lecturer in English literature at the University of York.

The endless mystique of Franz Kafka

The term ‘Kafkaesque’ is in constant use and misuse, but, a century on from his death, are we any closer to understanding the man himself?

31 Jul 2024
Preliminary sketches for Alice i Underlandet (1966), Tove Jansson

How Tove Jansson reimagined Wonderland

The creator of the Moomins thought deeply about friendship in her Alice illustrations

21 Oct 2017
Station IX from the Stations of the Cross (1913–18), Eric Gill. Westminster Cathedral, London

Eric Gill’s fall from grace

Revelations about the artist’s personal life have encouraged a reassessment of his work

27 Apr 2017