Francis Phillips, Author at MercatorNet

Delving into the depths of Dickens

Anyone who loves Dickens’ novels will always be curious to learn more about his life. They ponder: what lies behind the extraordinary universe that sprang from one man’s mind? Where did he find the sources of his inspiration? Indeed, what kind of man was he?

by Francis Phillips Sep 24, 2020Sep 24, 2020 / 4 mins /

Tillotson: the British mandarin class before the 1960s deluge

by Francis Phillips May 16, 2019May 1, 2020 / 3 mins /

‘Tolkien’: The early life of a creative genius on the big screen

by Francis Phillips May 3, 2019May 1, 2020 / 3 mins /

‘Detainment’: should a film about two boy murderers have been made?

by Francis Phillips Jan 31, 2019May 1, 2020 / 4 mins /

What’s in a name? The Nazi taint in ‘Asperger’s syndrome’

by Francis Phillips Oct 18, 2018May 1, 2020 / 4 mins /

Can there be too many biographies of Dr Johnson?

by Francis Phillips Oct 10, 2018May 1, 2020 / 4 mins /

Can you be a feminist and pro-life?

by Francis Phillips Oct 4, 2018May 1, 2020 / 4 mins /

Alfie Evans: the uses and misuses of language

by Francis Phillips May 2, 2018May 1, 2020 / 3 mins /

The last Tsar: Nicholas II loved his country ‘not wisely but too well’

by Francis Phillips Feb 7, 2018May 1, 2020 / 5 mins /

Suzanne’s Children: One woman’s selfless effort in Nazi Paris

by Francis Phillips Nov 13, 2017May 1, 2020 / 4 mins /

Party Animals: My Family and other Communists

by Francis Phillips Oct 20, 2017May 1, 2020 / 3 mins /

Doctor Zhivago at 60: a spiritual masterpiece

by Francis Phillips Jan 13, 2017May 1, 2020 / 4 mins /

Soviet gulags revived the ancient tradition of Christian martyrs

by Francis Phillips Aug 2, 2016May 1, 2020 / 6 mins /

The Walls are Talking

by Francis Phillips Jul 28, 2016May 1, 2020 / 3 mins /

God Is No Thing

by Francis Phillips Jul 18, 2016May 1, 2020 / 3 mins /