Robert Winder: 4 books

John Wisden, at his peak known as 'The Little Wonder', was a key member of the England cricket team who in 1859 sailed across the Atlantic on the world's first overseas cricket tour. In 1864, after his retirement, Wisden published the first edition of the book that would make his name immortal. He...

In the spring of 1613 Mr William Shakespeare, a gentleman farmer in Warwickshire, returns to London. It is a ceremonial visit; he has no further theatrical ambitions. But the city is still reeling from the terrorist panic of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, and fate soon forces him to take up his pen again....

Set against the backdrop of depression-era politics, 1934 was an annus mirabilis for English sport. Within just a few days of each other, Hedley Verity, Henry Cotton and Fred Perry all triumphed in their field. To a sporting audience still groaning through the quagmire left by the Great Depression,...

Die Tabuwörter der deutschen Sprache sind starke Wörter: Wer sie gebraucht, der weiß, dass er mit ihnen eine große Wirkung erzielt. Comedians verwenden sie als Fanfarenstöße, um das Publikum aus der Lethargie zu reißen, Schriftsteller vertrauen auf ihren aufrüttelnden Effekt. Den Autoren Robert...