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Frances Wilson

Frances Wilson

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Books / There’s nothing shameful about hypochondria

The hypochondriac is the butt of jokes. Even his butt is the butt of jokes. A story doing the  rounds in the 16th and 17th centuries concerned a...

13.04.2024 5

The Spectator

Frances Wilson

Books / The horrors of dining with a Roman emperor

Emperor of Rome? Is there a typo in the title? Mary Beard’s latest book is about not one but 30 Roman emperors, from Julius Caesar (assassinated 44...

14.12.2023 3

The Spectator

Frances Wilson

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