Adorable is an adjective we don’t often associate with an architectural style, but it is the perfect description for the English Cottage. One of the several between-the-wars styles, the English ...

IN all study of English literature, if there be any one axiom which may be accepted without question, it is that the ultimate standard of English prose style is set by the King James version of the ...

Among the world’s great classical-dance companies, Leningrad’s Kirov preserves with museum-like fidelity the ballet traditions of Imperial Russia. The New York City Ballet dazzles the eye with its ...

As people look for sustainable alternatives to perfectly manicured yards, English gardens have grown in popularity. The defining feature of English garden style is a push-pull between orderly and wild ...

Our traditional national landscapes of sweeping lawns and undulating hills are deeply indebted to China and Japan Like so many other aspects of our culture, the origins of British garden style can be ...

Good writing is efficient writing. The ability to say a thing clearly and directly is rather to be chosen than great riches. All the books on English style say so, and they are right. But efficiency, ...