A World Elsewhere

by Bernard Levin

Intrigued by the human inclination to imagine perfect worlds, Bernard Levin investigates a range of Utopian ideals, and considers why their believers have always been disappointed.

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Henry Bernard Levin, CBE (London School of Economics, 1952) was described by the London daily The Times as "the most famous journalist of his day". As political correspondent of The Spectator under the pseudonym "Taper", he became "the father of the modern parliamentary sketch," as The Guardian's Simon Hoggart put it. He went on to work as the drama critic for The Daily Express and later The Daily Mail, and appeared regularly on the satirical BBC programme, That Was The Week That Was. He joined The Times as a columnist in 1970, almost immediately provoking controversy and lawsuits, and left when the paper was taken over by Rupert Murdoch.