Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor inherited an empire of bricks and rent before he was old enough to grasp what it meant. He was named after Bend’Or, the chestnut colt his grandfather owned that won the Derby at Epsom in 1880, the year after the boy was born. The horse won. The name stuck. His father … Read more
Jeg hedder Catherine, og jeg er niogtyve år gammel. For seks uger siden var jeg kun en high school-lærer i Oregon, boede i en lille lejlighed og tjente lige nok til at overleve. Så en grå morgen sad jeg i et mødelokale, mens hele min familie stirrede på mig, som om jeg var en forræder. … Read more
In January 1862, scarlet fever swept through the Longstreet household in Richmond. James Longstreet buried three children in a single week, then walked out of that house and into the war with something permanently rearranged inside him. People who knew him before said he was sociable, warm, and quick to laugh. People who knew him … Read more
Zavolali v úterý odpoledne, zrovna když jsem procházela čtvrtletní zprávy. Strohý hlas se zeptal, jestli jsem Renáta Richterová. Když jsem to potvrdila, představila se jako Sandra z pobřežní investiční banky, instituce, se kterou jsem nikdy neměla nic společného. Slečno Richtrová, volám ohledně opožděných splátek vaší půjčky na chatu u jezera. Poslali jsme několik upozornění, ale … Read more
James Ogilvy was born on 29 February 1964 at Thatched House Lodge, on the edge of Richmond Park. He came into the world a few dozen places from the British throne, a second cousin of the present king, and he has spent his life making sure almost no one knows it. His mother was Princess … Read more
In November 2009, workers expanding a stretch of Highway 93 near the Hoover Dam in Arizona made a grim discovery. Beneath the desert brush, they found human remains. The man had no identification. He carried no wallet, no papers, and no clues to his identity. His belongings were sparse: tattered clothing, a worn towel, a … Read more
În timp ce eram în vacanță în Mexic, soția mea a schimbat în secret detaliile zborului nostru și a plecat fără mine, ca o glumă. A doua zi, a început să-mi trimită mesaje de parcă totul era perfect, de parcă abandonul ăsta era cea mai tare chestie din lume. Mi-a zis că a fost hilar. … Read more
La bague pesait comme du plomb dans ma poche. Un secret si lourd qu’il semblait déformer l’air autour de moi. Je touchais sans cesse ma veste pour m’assurer que le petit écrin de velours était toujours là. Un tic nerveux que j’espérais faire passer pour du détachement. « Ça va, mec ? » Mark me … Read more
The legend of Lewis “Chesty” Puller looms so large over the Marine Corps that his name is practically synonymous with the institution itself. A warrior who earned five Navy Crosses across campaigns in Nicaragua, the Pacific, and Korea, he became the most decorated Marine in American history, a figure whose aggressive tactics and refusal to … Read more
In the winter of 1941, in a blacked-out London where bombs fell most nights, a 21-year-old woman sat across a dinner table from the richest and most important American in Britain. Her husband was 3,000 miles away in the desert. Her father-in-law was the prime minister. The man holding her gaze controlled the flow of … Read more