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Harry Mount @mounth

Editor of the Oldie Magazine. Author of 'Et Tu, Brute? The Best Latin Lines Ever'

Joined December 2008
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RIP Norman Balon, Soho's rudest man, at 99. By Christopher Howse - The Oldie

I asked Norman Balon whether he really had been London’s Rudest Landlord, as he’d declared in big letters painted on the corner of the Coach and Horses in Soho. It was his choice to meet there, which...

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23 Mar 2025
Happy 90th, dear Barry Cryer... Barry Cryer would have been 90 on March 23rd. He was the greatest supporter of The Oldie, as a performer and contributor. His friends pay tribute - The Oldie
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22 Mar 2025
The joy of Oxford Latin… unherd.com/newsroom/in-defen…

In defence of Oxford's non-binary Latin

O tempora, o mores — as we classicists like to say. Oh, the times! Oh, the morals! Such has been the response to the news this week that the University of Oxford is voting on whether to change the...

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27 Feb 2025
Why Stephen Fry, Matt Damon and Ralph Fiennes revere Odysseus theoldie.co.uk/blog/the-odys…
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27 Feb 2025
RIP Gene Hackman, 95 theoldie.co.uk/article/film-…

RIP the great Gene Hackman, 95. By Harry Mount - The Oldie

​If I wanted to show a curious Martian what America was like in the 1970s, I would point him in the direction of Gene Hackman in The Conversation. The film, made in 1974, has been restored for its...

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26 Feb 2025
Joshua Levine on the Blitz theoldie.co.uk/article/joshu…

The heroes - and villains - of the Blitz. By Joshua Levine - The Oldie

Joshua Levine was the historical adviser for Blitz, the new film by Steve McQueen. He remembers the heroes – and villains – of the Blitz

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25 Feb 2025
On the centenary of The Great Gatsby, Harry Mount visits F Scott Fitzgerald’s Long Island home theoldie.co.uk/blog/in-searc…

In search of The Great Gatsby on F Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island – Harry Mount on the centenary of...

In search of The Great Gatsby on F Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island – Harry Mount on the centenary of the great American novel

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11 Feb 2025
📰 “(A) charming, revelatory tribute.”✍️@mounth in @TheTLS | 📚 Get Carman by Karen Phillipps the-tls.co.uk/lives/biograph…
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25 Jan 2025
Why Sophocles dominates the West End theoldie.co.uk/blog/ancient-…

Ancient Greek genius - why Sophocles is dominating the West End. By Harry Mount - The Oldie

Ancient Greek genius - why Sophocles is dominating the West End. By Harry Mount

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5 Jan 2025
The tragic decline of classics… theoldie.co.uk/blog/the-sad-…

Harry Mount - O tempora! O mores! The tragic decline of Latin and Greek in state schools - The Oldie

Harry Mount - O tempora! O mores! The tragic decline of Latin and Greek in state schools

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2 Jan 2025
The Welsh seaside range that’s a testament to Anglo-German friendship 80 years after the war. By Harry Mount theoldie.co.uk/blog/a-testam…

When the German Army came to train in Pembrokeshire in 1961, there were protests in the streets....

When the German Army came to train in Pembrokeshire in 1961, there were protests in the streets. When they left 35 years later, locals were bereft. By Harry Mount​​

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29 Dec 2024
The collected stories of Maeve Brennan recall a bygone era of Truman Capote and 50-cent martinis. @mounth @CounterpointLLC trib.al/f2BzmCC

The Woman Believed to Be The Model for Holly Golightly Gets Her Due

Some say Maeve Brennan's "New Yorker" colleague Truman Capote used her as a model "Breakfast at Tiffany’s."

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28 Dec 2024
Maeve Brennan captured New York, Martini in hand airmail.news/issues/2024-12-…

The Woman Believed to Be The Model for Holly Golightly Gets Her Due

Some say Maeve Brennan's "New Yorker" colleague Truman Capote used her as a model "Breakfast at Tiffany’s."

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17 Dec 2024
Time to restore Clandon to its pristine Palladian beauty… crowdjustice.com/case/clando…

Fight back against this plan to leave Clandon Park as a charred ruin

Restore Trust wants the National Trust to stay true to its mission of looking after heritage. Find out more at www.restoretrust.org.uk.

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The great Barry Humphries would have been 90 on February 17th. Mark McGinness salutes him - The...

The great Barry Humphries would have been 90 on February 17th. Mark McGinness salutes him

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Harry Mount@mounth
27 Jan 2024
The joy of Alexander the Great's palace... dailymail.co.uk/travel/artic…

Greece's largest palace has just reopened - and we get the first look

Alexander The Great's palace in ancient Aigai, northern Greece, is now welcoming visitors. Harry Mount takes a look around, describing the experience as an 'unfathomable thrill'.

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14 Jan 2024
The Peloponnese - with Homer as your tour guide telegraph.co.uk/travel/desti…

On the trail of Homer’s heroes in Greece

Guided by a new translation of the Iliad, head to the ancient lands which inspired an epic tale

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22 Dec 2023
The oldest restaurant in London turns 550 - Middle Temple Hall spectator.co.uk/article/the-…

The Elizabethan grandeur of Middle Temple Hall

It’s the most beautiful restaurant in London – and the oldest. Built in 1573, Middle Temple Hall is celebrating its 450th anniversary. It’s also where Shakespeare held the premiere of his Christmas...

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Harry Mount@mounth
8 Dec 2023
Albert Speer’s last night - with Norman Stone theoldie.co.uk/blog/albert-s…

Albert Speer confesses to Norman Stone at his last supper - The Oldie

Albert Speer's last night in Brown's Hotel, Mayfair – with Norman Stone

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Harry Mount@mounth
4 Dec 2023
Bird-watching in Tobago… dailymail.co.uk/travel/artic…

Why Tobago is best for a Caribbean birdwatching holiday

Harry Mount finds that Tobago is ideal for 'lazy birders'. He reveals: 'You see rare creatures - alongside common beauties... without much effort'.

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