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‘The enduring value of good writing’

. . . craftsmanship elevates the reading experience: each publication has a tactile quality and an understated aesthetic that encourage readers to engage with the material thoughtfully – taking time to appreciate both content and form. From the clothbound books to the quarterly, everything Slightly Foxed produces is intended to be kept and cherished.

- Isabel Davies Jones, Preloved Magazine

‘Kick off godparent hood with our pick of christening presents . . . ’

The BB Books in an excellent guide to christening presents in The Field magazine.

- Madeleine Silver, The Field Magazine

Some Flowers Soon | Slow Bars of Light and Shadow

... The historic shift from horses to tractors took me back to Adrian Bell, one of my favourite writers about rural life. I first read Bell’s newspaper columns, “A Countryman’s Notebook”, in my local paper, the Eastern Daily Press, when they were being reprinted about fifteen years ago.

- Jeremy Noel-Tod, Some Flowers Soon

13th March 2025

Story of the Seasons | Front Porch Republic

The literary journey of Adrian Bell, one of Britain’s greatest farmer-writers, begins with the opening lines of his first and most celebrated book, Corduroy, published in 1930 . . .

- Richard Hawking, Front Porch Republic

5th November 2024

‘I can’t think of a more joyful gift for a book lover . . .’ | Jo Rodgers, House & Garden

‘ . . . page-turning prose, and appreciation for the rewards that can come from reading a good book. I’ve been reading Slightly Foxed for over a decade. I can’t think of a more joyful gift for a book lover.'

- Jo Rodgers, House & Garden

5th October 2024

‘A memoir from the interwar Jane Austen’ | Air Mail, Editor’s Picks

‘Don’t miss a memoir from the interwar Jane Austen . . . The Other Day is hilarious and heart-breaking, told from the viewpoint of a child with a keen ear for dialogue and a sharp eye for character . . .’ ’

- Jim Kelly, Air Mail

7th August 2024

The Modern House | The Dartmoor eco-home of literary editor, Gail Pirkis

‘Her bookshelves – winding down the circular staircase which takes you to the bedrooms, or lining the corridor running behind the dining room so as not to obscure the view – form her own reference library . . . But it’s rounding the bend from the sprawling sitting room that the house’s jewel appears: a book-lined study.’

‘If you are not remotely interested in fly-fishing, this book will still enrich your life’ | The Chap Magazine

‘If you are not remotely interested in fly-fishing, this book will still enrich your life . . . The descriptions of the English countryside shimmer with wonder and mystery . . . ’

- Gustav Temple, The Chap

27th September 2022

‘Flora Thompson’s writing excels in her descriptions of nature’

‘Over to Candleford and Candleford Green form the second and third part of the semi-autobiographical account of Flora Thompson’s early experiences in rural Oxfordshire, of which Lark Rise is the first.’

- Bag Full of Books

14th September 2022

‘As eccentric as any of Lytton Strachey’s Victorians’ | The Best Book Podcasts for Literary Fans

I beg your indulgence for one podcast that is as eccentric as any of Lytton Strachey’s Victorians, a podcast that grew out of a small British literary quarterly . . . The magazine and its podcast focus on the types of British authors and preoccupations that will have you eager to curl up in a club chair with a cuppa and a bikkie, the better to concentrate on narratives about Barbara Pym, Evelyn Waugh, Francis Spufford, unusual bookshops, and more.

- Bethanne Patrick for Pocket Casts

‘It is a beautiful place to be transported to’

‘Flora is “Laura” in the retelling and with a keen eye for observing nature and beauty, Flora Thompson renders an exacting yet not too sentimental picture of what life was like for the rural poor. Struggling to make ends meet, yet happy in enjoying the simple pleasures of life, Lark Rise is an intimate and detailed social history of life in those times . . . It is a beautiful place to be transported to and though the last page of the book brought tears to my eyes, I will leave it to you, to find out why.’

- Bag Full of Books

17th December 2021

‘I don’t think Slightly Foxed has ever published a book which is not both beautiful and interesting’

‘This winter they have published two very different books, both completely charming.’

- Jane McMorland Hunter, Hatchards Piccadilly

17th December 2021

‘An exquisite book, Letters to Michael, published by Slightly Foxed’

Between early 1945 and autumn 1947, Charles Phillipson, an illustrator in the publicity department of an electrical company, wrote 150 letters to his young son, Michael – amusing drawings of daily life accompanied by a few cheerful words . . . they have been gathered into an exquisite book, Letters to Michael, published by Slightly Foxed.

- Country Life

23rd November 2021

‘A must listen for avid readers’

This companion podcast to the excellent quarterly periodical is a must listen for avid readers – and if you haven’t checked out the magazine you should do that too . . . The conversations are warm and illuminating, and guaranteed to add to your ever growing ‘to-read’ pile.

- Laura Davis, Listen Up

22nd November 2021

Best Books of 2021 | Letters to Michael

Marvellously decorated with characterful pen-and-ink drawings, Letters to Michael is testament to a bygone era when snow fell thick, real pennies were squirrelled in plum puddings and letter-writing sketched the true contours of a relationship.

18th November 2021

‘Dear Michael . . . Love, Daddy’ | Letters to Michael

There is a poignant urgency underpinning Phillipson’s letters, his care to underline tricky spellings, his striving to imagine the world through his tiny son’s eyes.

- Iona McLaren, Telegraph