Through a Glass Lightly: Confession of a Reluctant Water Drinker (The London Library) - Tapa blanda

An inspired idea...an innovative series Spectator A perfect stocking filler for any of your friends who have an interest in wine Standpoint A heavenly little series Observer's Best Holiday Reads 2016 Glorious... A brilliant read if you're tired of newspaperstories about how the internet, iPhones and PokemonGO are destroying our daily routines Standard Issue You should buy this book for the one-liners alone The Times, Classic Read Exceptional cover designs by David Pearson. Forget the Christmas crackers - give everyone these beauties -- Ian Sansom Guardian, Best Stocking Fillers of 2016 Written in the kind of clubbable style, which will be familiar to anyone who has ever read the reviews and essays of W.E. Henley or Max Beerbohm -- Ian Sansom Spectator

A drinker's crown of sorrow is remembering wetter days Through a Glass Lightly is part of 'Found on the Shelves', published with The London Library. The books in this series have been chosen to give a fascinating insight into the treasures that can be found while browsing in The London Library. Now celebrating its 175th anniversary, with over 17 miles of shelving and more than a million books, The London Library has become an unrivalled archive of the modes, manners and thoughts of each generation which has helped to form it.