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  1. About His Excellency
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, May 20, 1977, p. 662
  2. [+]
    Aimez-Vous Brecht (2 Reviews)
    James Fenton
    Brecht in Context, by John Willett
    1. Brecht in Context by John Willett
    2. Brecht: A Biography by Ronald Hayman
    The New York Review of Books, March 15, 1984, pp. 25-27
  3. All the Wrong Places (1988)
    James Fenton
    Adrift in the Politics of the Pacific Rim
    1 Review
  4. [+]
    An Ardor for Armor (3 Reviews)
    James Fenton
    Heroic Armor of the Italian Renaissance, by Stuart W. Pyhrr and Jose-A. Godoy
    1. Heroic Armor of the Italian Renaissance by Stuart W. Pyhrr and Jose-A. Godoy
    2. Arms and Armor by Stephen N. Fliegel
    3. Arms and Armor in The Art Institute of Chicago by Walter I. Karcheski, Jr.
    The New York Review of Books, April 22, 1999, pp. 57-62
  5. Are You Getting Sick of Healey?
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, July 22, 1977, p. 102
  6. Art
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, October 21, 1977, p. 560
  7. Attaboy, Roy!
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, January 14, 1977, p. 38
  8. [+]
    Auden at Home (3 Reviews)
    James Fenton
    Collected Poems, by W.H. Auden and Edward Mendelson
    1. Collected Poems by W.H. Auden and Edward Mendelson
    2. About the House by W.H. Auden
    3. The English Auden by Edward Mendelson and W.H. Auden
    The New York Review of Books, April 27, 2000, pp. 8-14
  9. [+]
    Auden's Enchantment (6 Reviews)
    James Fenton
    Later Auden, by Edward Mendelson
    1. Later Auden by Edward Mendelson
    2. The Dyer's Hand, and Other Essays by W.H. Auden
    3. The English Auden by Edward Mendelson and W.H. Auden
    4. W. H. Auden: A Commentary by John Fuller
    5. Prose and Travel Books in Prose and Verse, 1926-1938 by W.H. Auden and Edward Mendelson
    6. The Table Talk of W.H. Auden by Alan Ansen and Nicholas Jenkins
    The New York Review of Books, April 13, 2000, pp. 62-66
  10. Auden's Shakespeare
    James Fenton
    The New York Review of Books, March 23, 2000, pp. 24-28
  11. [+]
    The Bad News First (Review)
    James Fenton
    Tony Benn: A Critical Biography, by Russell Lewis
    1. Tony Benn: A Critical Biography by Russell Lewis
    The New Statesman, November 17, 1978, p. 663
  12. [+]
    A Banner With a Strange Device (Review)
    James Fenton
    Jasper Johns: A Retrospective, by Kirk Varnedoe and Jasper Johns
    1. Jasper Johns: A Retrospective by Kirk Varnedoe and Jasper Johns
    The New York Review of Books, December 19, 1996, pp. 61-67
  13. Becoming Marianne Moore
    James Fenton
    The New York Review of Books, April 24, 1997, pp. 40-45
  14. [+]
    Becoming Picasso (Review)
    James Fenton
    A Life of Picasso, Vol II: 1907-1917, by John Richardson
    1. A Life of Picasso, Vol II: 1907-1917 by John Richardson
    The New York Review of Books, February 6, 1997, pp. 18-22
  15. The Best of Both Worlds
    James Fenton
    The New York Review of Books, August 8, 1996, pp. 21-24
  16. The Best Show in London
    James Fenton
    The New York Review of Books, May 23, 1996, pp. 36-38
  17. Cambodian Witness (1986)
    Someth May and James Fenton
    The Autobiography of Someth May
    2 Reviews, 1 Readable
  18. [+]
    Catastrophe Theory (Review)
    James Fenton
    Decent Interval, by Frank Snepp
    1. Decent Interval by Frank Snepp
    The New Statesman, July 14, 1978, pp. 53-54
  19. The Cherry Orchard Has to Come Down
    James Fenton
    The New York Review of Books, April 4, 1996, pp. 16-17
  20. Children in Exile (1984)
    James Fenton
    Poems 1968-1984
    4 Reviews
  21. Children in Exile
    James Fenton
    The Paris Review, Fall 1983, pp. 202-209
  22. Books & Art
    [+]
    The Cloud of Knowing (2 Reviews)
    James Fenton
    On Difficulty, and Other Essays, by George Steiner
    1. On Difficulty, and Other Essays by George Steiner
    2. Martin Heidegger by George Steiner
    The New Statesman, December 1, 1978, p. 743
  23. [+]
    Clues to the Holocaust (Review)
    James Fenton
    Freud, Jews, and Other Germans, by Peter Gay
    1. Freud, Jews, and Other Germans by Peter Gay
    The New Statesman, May 19, 1978, p. 674
  24. Common Sense About Lobbies
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, March 31, 1978, p. 418
  25. Cory Lives!
    James Fenton
    The New York Review of Books, July 16, 1992, pp. 6-10
  26. The Crown Agents Debate
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, December 9, 1977, p. 802
  27. Cut-Throat Christ
    James Fenton
    Or The New Ballad of the Dosi Pares
    The New York Review of Books, October 22, 1992, pp. 10-11
  28. Cyril's Cry for Help
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, September 30, 1977, p. 430
  29. David Steel's Predicament
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, December 16, 1977, p. 834
  30. A Death in London
    James Fenton
    The New York Review of Books, March 24, 1994, p. 23
  31. The Death of Makarios
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, August 5, 1977, p. 174
  32. The Death of the Silly Party
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, April 8, 1977, p. 450
  33. [+]
    Degas in Chicago (Review)
    James Fenton
    Degas: Beyond Impressionism, by Richard Kendall
    1. Degas: Beyond Impressionism by Richard Kendall
    The New York Review of Books, October 17, 1996, pp. 14-18
  34. [+]
    Degas in New Orleans (Review)
    James Fenton
    Degas and New Orleans, by Gail Feigenbaum
    1. Degas and New Orleans by Gail Feigenbaum
    The New York Review of Books, July 15, 1999, pp. 4-5
  35. [+]
    Degas in the Evening (Review)
    James Fenton
    Degas: Beyond Impressionism, by Richard Kendall
    1. Degas: Beyond Impressionism by Richard Kendall
    The New York Review of Books, October 3, 1996, pp. 48-52
  36. Democracy and Shirley Williams
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, January 28, 1977, p. 106
  37. The Disease of All Diseases
    James Fenton
    The New York Review of Books, December 1, 1994, p. 48
  38. [+]
    Dutch Treat (Review)
    James Fenton
    Adriaen de Vries, 1556-1626, by Frits Scholten
    1. Adriaen de Vries, 1556-1626 by Frits Scholten
    The New York Review of Books, November 18, 1999, pp. 52-54
  39. Entering the Lists
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, November 19, 1976, p. 698
  40. [+]
    Escape Clauses (Review)
    James Fenton
    Paris Journal, 1937-39, by David Gascoyne
    1. Paris Journal, 1937-39 by David Gascoyne
    The New Statesman, September 22, 1978, pp. 374-375
  41. Ethiopia: Victors and Victims
    James Fenton
    The New York Review of Books, November 7, 1985, pp. 18-21
  42. European Phone-In
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, November 11, 1977, p. 642
  43. [+]
    The Exhibition Follies (Review)
    James Fenton
    The Ephemeral Museum, by Francis Haskell
    1. The Ephemeral Museum by Francis Haskell
    The New York Review of Books, December 21, 2000, pp. 60-64
  44. Facing the Gang of Four
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, February 24, 1978, p. 238
  45. [+]
    A Family Romance (Review)
    James Fenton
    Birthday Letters, by Ted Hughes
    1. Birthday Letters by Ted Hughes
    The New York Review of Books, March 5, 1998, p. 7
  46. The Fencourt File
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, February 3, 1978, p. 138
  47. Figures from the Past
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, September 23, 1977, p. 386
  48. For Andrew Wood
    James Fenton
    The New York Review of Books, December 16, 1993, pp. 16-17
  49. For This Relief, No Thanks
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, December 3, 1976, p. 778
  50. [+]
    Free Spirit (2 Reviews)
    James Fenton
    Daumier, 1808-1879, by Henry Loyrette and Michael Pantazzi
    1. Daumier, 1808-1879 by Henry Loyrette and Michael Pantazzi
    2. Daumier by Judith Wechsler
    The New York Review of Books, February 24, 2000, pp. 11-13
  51. Gang Warfare in Westminster
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, December 17, 1976, p. 858
  52. [+]
    Giving Offense (2 Reviews)
    James Fenton
    Clemente, by Lisa Dennison
    1. Clemente by Lisa Dennison
    2. Sensation: Young British Artists from the Saatchi Collection by Norman Rosenthal, Brooks Adams, and Richard Stone, ...
    The New York Review of Books, December 16, 1999, pp. 18-23
  53. [+]
    Going Half the Way (Review)
    James Fenton
    O My Land, My Friends, by Brom Weber, Langdon Hammer, and Hart Crane
    1. O My Land, My Friends by Brom Weber, Langdon Hammer, and Hart Crane
    The New York Review of Books, October 23, 1997, pp. 32-34
  54. Goodbye to All That?
    James Fenton
    The New York Review of Books, June 20, 1996, pp. 59-64
  55. [+]
    Grand Illusions (Review)
    James Fenton
    New Worlds from Old, by Elizabeth B. Johns and Elizabeth Mankin Kornhauser, ...
    1. New Worlds from Old by Elizabeth B. Johns and Elizabeth Mankin Kornhauser, ...
    The New York Review of Books, December 3, 1998, pp. 32-35
  56. Grimsby's Bionic Man
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, April 22, 1977, p. 514
  57. [+]
    Hard To Do (Review)
    James Fenton
    The Break-Up of Britain, by Tom Nairn
    1. The Break-Up of Britain by Tom Nairn
    The New Statesman, June 17, 1977, p. 825
  58. Hinterhof
    James Fenton
    The New York Review of Books, May 12, 1994, p. 14
  59. A History of Tasmania (1884)
    James Fenton
  60. [+]
    How Great Art Was Made (3 Reviews)
    James Fenton
    Bernini: Genius of the Baroque, by Charles Avery and David Finn
    1. Bernini: Genius of the Baroque by Charles Avery and David Finn
    2. Bernini's Scala Regia at the Vatican Palace by Tod A. Marder
    3. Italian Baroque Sculpture by Bruce Boucher
    The New York Review of Books, April 23, 1998, pp. 22-26
  61. [+]
    How to Paint Like Titian (Review)
    James Fenton
    Benjamin West and the Venetian Secret, by Julie Lavorgna
    1. Benjamin West and the Venetian Secret by Julie Lavorgna
    The New York Review of Books, February 26, 2009, pp. 12-15
  62. Hullo to the Labour Party
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, September 16, 1977, p. 354
  63. I am a Brownie
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, March 17, 1978, p. 342
  64. The Ilford Defection
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, March 3, 1978, p. 274
  65. In a Notebook
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, January 16, 1976, p. 75
  66. In at the Shallow End
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, September 2, 1977, p. 290
  67. [+]
    In Samuel Palmer's Garden (Review)
    James Fenton
    Samuel Palmer, 1805-1881: Vion and Landscape, by William Vaughan, Elizabeth E. Barker, ...
    1. Samuel Palmer, 1805-1881: Vion and Landscape by William Vaughan, Elizabeth E. Barker, and Colin Harrison, ...
    The New York Review of Books, May 11, 2006, pp. 34-36
  68. [+]
    In the Squirrel Cage (2 Reviews)
    James Fenton
    John Ruskin: The Argument of the Eye, by Robert Hewison
    1. John Ruskin: The Argument of the Eye by Robert Hewison
    2. Oscar Wilde: A Biography by H. Montgomery Hyde
    The New Statesman, July 2, 1976, p. 22
  69. [+]
    Ins Archiv (2 Reviews)
    James Fenton
    The Flounder, by Gunter Grass
    1. The Flounder by Gunter Grass
    2. In the Egg and Other Poems by Gunter Grass
    The New Statesman, October 13, 1978, p. 478
  70. Inside Mr Benn
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, June 10, 1977, p. 766
  71. An Introduction to English Poetry (2002)
    James Fenton
    1 Review
  72. It's a Blackout!
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, November 4, 1977, p. 602
  73. It's a Good News Week
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, October 21, 1977, p. 526
  74. [+]
    Jesuitical (2 Reviews)
    James Fenton
    Landscape and Inscape, by Peter Milward and Raymond V. Schoder
    1. Landscape and Inscape by Peter Milward and Raymond V. Schoder
    2. Dylan Thomas: Poet of His People by Andrew Sinclair
    The New Statesman, January 2, 1976, p. 16
  75. Jonathan Aitken, At Home
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, April 29, 1977, p. 550
  76. [+]
    Keats the Radical (2 Reviews)
    James Fenton
    John Keats and the Culture of Dissent, by Nicholas Roe
    1. John Keats and the Culture of Dissent by Nicholas Roe
    2. Keats: A Biography by Andrew Motion
    The New York Review of Books, May 14, 1998, pp. 39-41
  77. [+]
    Keeping Up with Salman Rushdie (Review)
    James Fenton
    Haroun and the Sea of Stories, by Salman Rushdie
    1. Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie
    The New York Review of Books, March 28, 1991, pp. 26-34
  78. [+]
    Kwalitee Street (Review)
    James Fenton
    Within the Family Circle, by Violet Powell
    1. Within the Family Circle by Violet Powell
    The New Statesman, March 19, 1976, p. 369
  79. [+]
    La Saigonnaise (Review)
    James Fenton
    Dust of Life, by Liz Thomas
    1. Dust of Life by Liz Thomas
    The New Statesman, February 4, 1977, p. 162
  80. Labour without Crosland
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, February 18, 1977, p. 206
  81. Lady Lazarus
    James Fenton
    The New York Review of Books, May 29, 1997, pp. 12-16
  82. Learning to Live with Blob
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, October 28, 1977, p. 570
  83. Leonardo's Nephew
    James Fenton
    The New York Review of Books, November 19, 1998, pp. 48-54
  84. A Lesson from Michelangelo
    James Fenton
    The New York Review of Books, March 23, 1995, pp. 21-27
  85. "Let's Go Over It All Again"
    James Fenton
    The New Yorker, May 14, 2001, pp. 88-91
  86. Letters
    Richard Helgerson, Frank Kermode, and Philip Roth, ...
    The New York Review of Books, September 24, 1992, pp. 66-72
  87. Letters
    Guy MacLean Rogers, Mary Lefkowitz, and Bruce Seymour, ...
    The New York Review of Books, August 8, 1996, pp. 54-56
  88. Letters
    Theodore Reff, James Fenton, and Morris Dickstein, ...
    The New York Review of Books, November 4, 1999, pp. 65-68
  89. Letters
    John Sweeney, Jeff Madrick, and Rudolph H. Weingartner, ...
    The New York Review of Books, March 12, 2009, pp. 45-48
  90. [+]
    London's New Left Bank (2 Reviews)
    James Fenton
    Tate Modern: The Handbook, by Iwona Blazwick and Simon Wilson
    1. Tate Modern: The Handbook by Iwona Blazwick and Simon Wilson
    2. Representing Britain 1500-2000 by Matin Myrone
    The New York Review of Books, July 20, 2000, pp. 26-29
  91. [+]
    Looking at a Snowdrop (10 Reviews)
    James Fenton
    A Year at North Hill, by Joe Eck and Wayne Winterrowd
    1. A Year at North Hill by Joe Eck and Wayne Winterrowd
    2. Annuals and Biennials by Roger Phillips and Martyn Rix
    3. The Genus Galanthus by Aaron P. Davis
    4. My Garden by Jamaica Kincaid and Jill Fox
    5. My Favorite Plant by Jamaica Kincaid
    6. The Explorer's Garden by Daniel J. Hinkley
    7. Alhambra: A Moorish Paradise by Gabrielle Van Zuylen and Claire de Virieu
    8. Apremont: A French Folly by Gabrielle van Zuylen and Claire de Virieu
    9. Majorelle: A Moroccan Oasis by Pierre Berge, Madison Cox, and Claire de Virieu
    10. Ninfa: A Roman Enchantment by Lauro Marchetti, Esme Howard, and Claire de Virieu, ...
    The New York Review of Books, January 20, 2000, pp. 31-37
  92. [+]
    Lost Treasures (Review)
    James Fenton
    From Pigalle to Preault, by Alison West
    1. From Pigalle to Preault by Alison West
    The New York Review of Books, October 21, 1999, p. 58
  93. The Love Bomb (2003)
    James Fenton
    And Other Musical Pieces
    1 Review
  94. Books and Arts
    [+]
    Making History (4 Reviews)
    James Fenton
    Napoleon and the Restoration of the Bourbons, by Thomas Babington Macaulay and Joseph H...
    1. Napoleon and the Restoration of the Bourbons by Thomas Babington Macaulay and Joseph Hamburger, ...
    2. Macaulay and the Whig Tradition by Joseph Hamburger
    3. The Letters of Thomas Babington Macaulay by Thomas Pinney and Thomas Babington Macaulay
    4. Horatius at the Bridge by Thomas Babington Macaulay
    The New Statesman, December 2, 1977, p. 775
  95. Books & Arts
    [+]
    A Man Blind of One Eye (Review)
    James Fenton
    Notable Man, by John Ginger
    1. Notable Man by John Ginger
    The New Statesman, August 26, 1977, p. 275
  96. [+]
    The Many Arts of Elizabeth Bishop (4 Reviews)
    James Fenton
    Exchanging Hats: Paintings, by Elizabeth Bishop and William Benton
    1. Exchanging Hats: Paintings by Elizabeth Bishop and William Benton
    2. Becoming a Poet by David Kalstone and Robert Hemenway
    3. One Art: Letters by Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Giroux
    4. Elizabeth Bishop: Life and the Memory of It by Brett C. Millier
    The New York Review of Books, May 15, 1997, pp. 12-15
  97. [+]
    Marxism and Aesthetics (Review)
    James Fenton
    Aesthetics and Politics, by Ronald Taylor
    1. Aesthetics and Politics by Ronald Taylor
    The New Statesman, July 20, 1979, p. 101
  98. [+]
    The Master Builders (5 Reviews)
    James Fenton
    Wren's 'Tracts' on Architecture and Other Writings, by Lydia M. Soo
    1. Wren's 'Tracts' on Architecture and Other Writings by Lydia M. Soo
    2. The City Churches of Sir Christopher Wren by Paul Jeffrey
    3. Inigo Jones by John Summerson
    4. Sir John Vanbrugh and Landscape Architecture in Baroque England, 1690-1730 by Christopher Ridgway, Robert Williams, and Kerry Downes, ...
    5. Hawksmoor's London Churches by Pierre de la Ruffiniere du Prey
    The New York Review of Books, October 5, 2000, pp. 22-27
  99. May We Rely on Your Vote?
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, October 29, 1976, p. 582
  100. Books & Arts
    [+]
    The Means of Production (2 Reviews)
    James Fenton
    One-Way Street, and Other Writings, by Walter Benjamin
    1. One-Way Street, and Other Writings by Walter Benjamin
    2. The Origin of German Tragic Drama by Walter Benjamin
    The New Statesman, May 25, 1979, pp. 755-757
  101. The Memory of War (1983)
    James Fenton
    Poems, 1968-1983
    1 Review, 1 Readable
  102. [+]
    Men, Women & Beasts (5 Reviews)
    James Fenton
    D. H. Lawrence: The Cambridge Biography, Vol. I, by John Worthen
    1. D. H. Lawrence: The Cambridge Biography, Vol. I by John Worthen
    2. D. H. Lawrence: The Cambridge Biography, Vol. II by Mark Kinkead-Weekes
    3. D. H. Lawrence: The Cambridge Biography, Vol. III by David Ellis
    4. Birds, Beasts, and Flowers! by D.H. Lawrence
    5. D. H. Lawrence: The Complete Poems by Vivian de Sola Pinto, Warren Roberts, and D.H. Lawrence, ...
    The New York Review of Books, October 22, 1998, pp. 51-58
  103. [+]
    The Metropolitan Poet (Review)
    James Fenton
    Britannia Bright's Bewilderment in the Wilderness of Westminster, by Clive James
    1. Britannia Bright's Bewilderment in the Wilderness of Westminster by Clive James
    The New Statesman, October 15, 1976, p. 519
  104. Montmore
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, May 20, 1977, p. 691
  105. [+]
    'Monuments to Every Moment' (Review)
    James Fenton
    Utopia Parkway, by Deborah Solomon
    1. Utopia Parkway by Deborah Solomon
    The New York Review of Books, August 14, 1997, pp. 28-31
  106. Mr Callaghan's Christmas
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, December 23, 1977, p. 866
  107. Mr Callaghan's Energy Gap
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, October 22, 1976, p. 534
  108. Mr English Hits the Fan
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, May 27, 1977, p. 698
  109. Mrs Thatcher's Approach
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, October 8, 1976, p. 466
  110. Mrs Thatcher's Chill Wind
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, February 17, 1978, p. 206
  111. Mrs Thatcher's Dictatorship
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, October 14, 1977, p. 494
  112. Mrs Thatcher's Year
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, December 24, 1976, p. 890
  113. [+]
    The Mummy's Secret (3 Reviews)
    James Fenton
    Ancient Faces, by Susan Walker and Morris Bierbrier
    1. Ancient Faces by Susan Walker and Morris Bierbrier
    2. Mysterious Fayum Portraits by Euphrosyne Doxiadis
    3. Portraits and Masks by Morris Bierbrier
    The New York Review of Books, July 17, 1997, pp. 57-61
  114. A Nazi judge
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, August 18, 1978, p. 203
  115. The New Mrs Thatcher
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, January 13, 1978, p. 34
  116. [+]
    A Nice German Lady (2 Reviews)
    James Fenton
    The Queen, by Ben Pimlott
    1. The Queen by Ben Pimlott
    2. The Royals by Kitty Kelley
    The New York Review of Books, December 4, 1997, pp. 8-9
  117. Books and Arts
    No Nonsense
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, December 23, 1977, p. 901
  118. [+]
    Nope (Review)
    James Fenton
    Christopher Isherwood, by Brian Finney
    1. Christopher Isherwood by Brian Finney
    The New Statesman, May 18, 1979, p. 723
  119. Books & Arts
    [+]
    Nostalgie de la Guerre (Review)
    James Fenton
    Dispatches, by Michael Herr
    1. Dispatches by Michael Herr
    The New Statesman, April 7, 1978, pp. 464-465
  120. Notes from the Drought
    James Fenton
    The New York Review of Books, October 24, 1985, pp. 3-9
  121. [+]
    Object Lessons (Review)
    James Fenton
    Photography: An Independent Art, by Mark Haworth-Booth
    1. Photography: An Independent Art by Mark Haworth-Booth
    The New York Review of Books, January 15, 1998, pp. 40-44
  122. An October Election?
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, March 24, 1978, p. 386
  123. On Drawing
    Avigdor Arikha, Dorothea Tanning, and James Fenton, ...
    An Exchange
    The New York Review of Books, January 9, 1997, p. 55
  124. On Statues
    James Fenton
    The New York Review of Books, February 1, 1996, pp. 35-39
  125. On the Frontier
    James Fenton
    The New York Review of Books, February 29, 1996, pp. 52-56
  126. On the Home Stretch
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, January 27, 1978, p. 98
  127. On the Other Side of the Mountain
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, April 1, 1977, p. 418
  128. On Your Anniversary
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, June 24, 1977, p. 838
  129. Books & Arts
    [+]
    One Nostril Means Latin (Review)
    James Fenton
    English and American Surrealist Poetry, by Edward B. Germain
    1. English and American Surrealist Poetry by Edward B. Germain
    The New Statesman, February 24, 1978, p. 254
  130. One Year After Wilson
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, March 18, 1977, p. 338
  131. [+]
    The Orpheus of Ulster (3 Reviews)
    James Fenton
    The Spirit Level, by Seamus Heaney
    1. The Spirit Level by Seamus Heaney
    2. The Redress of Poetry by Seamus Heaney
    3. Crediting Poetry by Seamus Heaney
    The New York Review of Books, July 11, 1996, pp. 37-41
  132. The Other Pope
    James Fenton
    The New York Review of Books, December 22, 1994, p. 17
  133. Paralysis at Westminster
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, March 4, 1977, p. 274
  134. Peter Brook's Way
    James Fenton
    The New York Review of Books, March 21, 1996, pp. 20-21
  135. Phasing Out Phases
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, July 15, 1977, p. 70
  136. [+]
    Please Please Me (Review)
    James Fenton
    The New Oxford Book of English Light Verse, by Kingsley Amis
    1. The New Oxford Book of English Light Verse by Kingsley Amis
    The New Statesman, June 9, 1978, p. 781
  137. Books and Arts
    [+]
    Pobblebookle Abblesquabs? (Review)
    James Fenton
    Edward Lear and His World, by John Lehmann
    1. Edward Lear and His World by John Lehmann
    The New Statesman, September 30, 1977, p. 447
  138. Poetry
    James Fenton
    Encounter, May 1973, p. 36
  139. Poor Mr Steel
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, March 10, 1978, p. 306
  140. Power to the Corridor
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, January 20, 1978, p. 66
  141. Private Lives
    James Fenton
    The New York Review of Books, March 4, 1993, p. 14
  142. The Prudence Farmer Award
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, October 20, 1978, p. 520
  143. PS...PPS
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, February 4, 1977, p. 142
  144. [+]
    Ragged but Right (Review)
    James Fenton
    Reviewing Before the Edinburgh, 1788-1802, by Derek Roper
    1. Reviewing Before the Edinburgh, 1788-1802 by Derek Roper
    The New Statesman, March 2, 1979, p. 292
  145. The Raised Voice of Poetry
    James Fenton
    The American Scholar, Autumn 2002, pp. 35-38
  146. Readings
    James Fenton
    The Ballad of the Imam and the Shah
    The Harpers Monthly, September 1985, pp. 41-44
  147. Readings
    James Fenton
    Seoul With Gas
    The Harpers Monthly, September 1988, pp. 28-31
  148. The Return of Marcia
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, February 11, 1977, p. 174
  149. [+]
    A Room of One's Own (Review)
    James Fenton
    The Scholar in His Study, by Dora Thornton
    1. The Scholar in His Study by Dora Thornton
    The New York Review of Books, August 13, 1998, pp. 52-53
  150. Saffron Walden Speaks Its Mind
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, July 8, 1977, p. 38
  151. A Sanctimonious Mob
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, July 29, 1977, p. 134
  152. The Sand is Running Out
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, February 25, 1977, p. 238
  153. Sanitisation by Consent
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, October 7, 1977, p. 462
  154. Scanlon's Law
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, September 9, 1977, p. 322
  155. Books & Arts
    [+]
    Secondary Worlds (Review)
    James Fenton
    J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography, by Humphrey Carpenter
    1. J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography by Humphrey Carpenter
    The New Statesman, May 13, 1977, p. 642
  156. [+]
    The Secrets of Maillol (Review)
    James Fenton
    Aristide Maillol, by Bertrand Lorquin
    1. Aristide Maillol by Bertrand Lorquin
    The New York Review of Books, May 9, 1996, pp. 47-54
  157. [+]
    Selective Silence (9 Reviews)
    James Fenton
    On the Rocks, by Sebastian Barker
    1. On the Rocks by Sebastian Barker
    2. New Poetry 3 by Alan Brownjohn and Maureen Duffy
    3. New Poems 1977-78 by Gavin Ewart
    4. The First Eleven by Gavin Ewart
    5. Or Where a Young Penguin Lies Screaming by Gavin Ewart
    6. The Bear Looked Over the Mountain by Kit Wright
    7. A Store of Candles by Frank Ormsby
    8. Enough of Green by Anne Stevenson
    9. City Hedges by Adrian Henri
    Encounter, April 1978, pp. 65-69
  158. The Self-Made Man
    James Fenton
    The New York Review of Books, June 12, 1997, pp. 10-11
  159. [+]
    Separate Beds (Review)
    James Fenton
    Boss Cupid, by Thom Gunn
    1. Boss Cupid by Thom Gunn
    The New York Review of Books, June 15, 2000, pp. 45-46
  160. [+]
    Seurat and the Sewers (3 Reviews)
    James Fenton
    Impressionists on the Seine, by Eliza E. Rathbone
    1. Impressionists on the Seine by Eliza E. Rathbone
    2. Seurat and the Bathers by John Leighton, Richard Thomson, and David Bomford, ...
    3. Seurat and the Avant-Garde by Paul Smith
    The New York Review of Books, September 25, 1997, pp. 8-12
  161. [+]
    Sheridan the Revolutionary (Review)
    James Fenton
    A Traitor's Kiss, by Fintan O'Toole
    1. A Traitor's Kiss by Fintan O'Toole
    The New York Review of Books, February 4, 1999, pp. 42-45
  162. Shirley Risks Her Shirt
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, October 15, 1976, p. 498
  163. [+]
    A Short History of Anti-Hamitism (Review)
    James Fenton
    The Rwanda Crisis, by Gerard Prunier
    1. The Rwanda Crisis by Gerard Prunier
    The New York Review of Books, February 15, 1996, pp. 7-9
  164. Sihanouk's Last Year
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, April 9, 1976, p. 463
  165. Sir Arthur Who?
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, May 13, 1977, p. 626
  166. The Snap Revolution (1986)
    James Fenton
    1 Review
  167. So They Say
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, December 10, 1976, p. 826
  168. Some Mistakes People Make About Poetry
    James Fenton
    The New York Review of Books, March 25, 1993, pp. 19-21
  169. [+]
    Sporting Life (Review)
    James Fenton
    The Way the Wind Blows, by Alec Douglas-Home
    1. The Way the Wind Blows by Alec Douglas-Home
    The New Statesman, October 8, 1976, p. 484
  170. Spotlight on Politics
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, April 2, 1976, p. 420
  171. Spotlight on Politics
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, April 9, 1976, p. 452
  172. Spotlight on Politics
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, April 16, 1976, p. 488
  173. Spotlight on Politics
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, April 23, 1976, p. 524
  174. Spotlight on Politics
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, April 30, 1976, p. 556
  175. Spotlight on Politics
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, August 6, 1976, p. 162
  176. Spotlight on Politics
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, February 6, 1976, p. 146
  177. Spotlight on Politics
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, February 13, 1976, p. 174
  178. Spotlight on Politics
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, February 20, 1976, p. 212
  179. Spotlight on Politics
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, February 27, 1976, p. 244
  180. Spotlight on Politics
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, January 16, 1976, p. 54
  181. Spotlight on Politics
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, January 23, 1976, p. 86
  182. Spotlight on Politics
    James Fenton
    A Thousand Years in Hell
    The New Statesman, January 30, 1976, p. 118
  183. Spotlight on Politics
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, July 2, 1976, p. 2
  184. Spotlight on Politics
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, July 9, 1976, p. 34
  185. Spotlight on Politics
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, July 16, 1976, p. 66
  186. Spotlight on Politics
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, July 23, 1976, pp. 98-99
  187. Spotlight on Politics
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, July 30, 1976, p. 130
  188. Spotlight on Politics
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, June 4, 1976, p. 732
  189. Spotlight on Politics
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, June 11, 1976, p. 760
  190. Spotlight on Politics
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, June 18, 1976, p. 800
  191. Spotlight on Politics
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, June 25, 1976, p. 832
  192. Spotlight on Politics
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, March 5, 1976, p. 276
  193. Spotlight on Politics
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, March 12, 1976, p. 308
  194. Spotlight on Politics
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, March 19, 1976, p. 344
  195. Spotlight on Politics
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, March 26, 1976, p. 388
  196. Spotlight on Politics
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, May 7, 1976, p. 592
  197. Spotlight on Politics
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, May 14, 1976, p. 632
  198. Spotlight on Politics
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, May 21, 1976, p. 664
  199. Spotlight on Politics
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, May 28, 1976, p. 700
  200. Spotlight on Politics
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, October 1, 1976, p. 434
  201. Spotlight on Politics
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, September 17, 1976, p. 358
  202. Spotlight on Politics
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, September 24, 1976, p. 390
  203. Spotlight on Politics
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, March 25, 1977, p. 382
  204. The Strength of Poetry (2001)
    James Fenton
    Oxford Lectures
    1 Review
  205. Stuck For a Title
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, June 17, 1977, p. 798
  206. Subversives
    James Fenton
    The New York Review of Books, January 11, 1996, pp. 51-54
  207. Terminal Moraine (1972)
    James Fenton
    1 Review, 1 Readable
  208. Thatcher Peking Style
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, April 15, 1977, p. 482
  209. [+]
    Through the Looking-Glass (Review)
    James Fenton
    On Reflection, by Jonathan Miller
    1. On Reflection by Jonathan Miller
    The New York Review of Books, December 17, 1998, pp. 94-97
  210. Treason and Plot
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, November 12, 1976, p. 658
  211. A Tribute to Dennis Skinner
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, January 21, 1977, p. 74
  212. A Vacant Possession (1978)
    James Fenton
    1 Review
  213. [+]
    Verrocchio: The New Cicerone (Review)
    James Fenton
    The Sculptures of Andrea del Verrocchio, by Andrew Butterfield
    1. The Sculptures of Andrea del Verrocchio by Andrew Butterfield
    The New York Review of Books, February 19, 1998, pp. 27-31
  214. [+]
    Victims of Vermeermania (2 Reviews)
    James Fenton
    The Man Who Made Vermeers, by Jonathan Lopez
    1. The Man Who Made Vermeers by Jonathan Lopez
    2. The Forger's Spell by Edward Dolnick
    The New York Review of Books, November 6, 2008, pp. 56-58
  215. A Vier from Behind
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, July 1, 1977, p. 2
  216. Vietnam Report
    James Fenton
    III. Last Report from the Central Highlands
    Ramparts Magazine, May 1975, pp. 13-16
  217. [+]
    The Voracious Ego (Review)
    James Fenton
    Robert Rauschenberg, by Walter Hopps and Susan Davidson
    1. Robert Rauschenberg by Walter Hopps and Susan Davidson
    The New York Review of Books, November 6, 1997, pp. 8-12
  218. War in the Garden
    James Fenton
    The New York Review of Books, June 24, 1993, pp. 23-26
  219. What About Cambodia?
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, January 6, 1978, p. 2
  220. What about the Bleep?
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, November 25, 1977, p. 714
  221. What Must We Do?
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, March 11, 1977, p. 306
  222. What the Queen Really Said
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, November 26, 1976, p. 734
  223. [+]
    Which Cafe Had Paul Verlaine? (Review)
    James Fenton
    Cafe Society, by Steve Bradshaw
    1. Cafe Society by Steve Bradshaw
    The New Statesman, August 4, 1978, p. 157
  224. While We're Waiting
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, November 5, 1976, p. 618
  225. Whither The Liberals?
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, May 6, 1977, p. 586
  226. Who Are the Men of Destiny?
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, December 2, 1977, p. 758
  227. [+]
    Who Was Thomas Jones? (3 Reviews)
    James Fenton
    In the Light of Italy, by Philip Conisbee, Sarah Faunce, and Jeremy Strick, ...
    1. In the Light of Italy by Philip Conisbee, Sarah Faunce, and Jeremy Strick, ...
    2. Corot in Italy by Peter Galassi
    3. Before Photography by Peter Galassi
    The New York Review of Books, March 6, 1997, pp. 10-14
  228. Why They Hate the Queen
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, June 3, 1977, p. 730
  229. The Wilson Season
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, February 10, 1978, p. 170
  230. Wind and Fire
    James Fenton
    The New Statesman, November 18, 1977, p. 674
  231. [+]
    The Zincsmith of Genius (3 Reviews)
    James Fenton
    Portraits by Ingres, by Gary Tinterow and Philip Conisbee
    1. Portraits by Ingres by Gary Tinterow and Philip Conisbee
    2. Ingres in Fashion by Aileen Ribeiro
    3. Ingres by Georges Vigne
    The New York Review of Books, May 20, 1999, pp. 21-27
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