Kids Classics

Discovering classics such as Pinocchio, The Secret Garden and A Little Princess is as much a rite of passage for the MTV generation as it was in grandad's day. Kate Kellaway takes a look at the wonderful world of kidlit.

George Bernard Shaw

An idiom that stands alongside Dickensian and Shakespearean, Shavian style denotes paradox, controversy and sophistication. Joley Wodd introduces readers to the celebrated playwright and thinker in a special essay.