Since 1990 Julian Barnes has written a regular Letter from London for the New Yorker magazine. These already celebrated pieces cover subjects as diverse as the Lloyds insurance disaster, the rise and fall of Margaret Thatcher, the troubles of the Royal Family and the hapless Nigel Short in his battle with Gary Kasparov in the 1993 World Chess Finals. With an incisive asses Since 1990 Julian Barnes has written a regular Letter from London for the New Yorker magazine. These already celebrated pieces cover subjects as diverse as the Lloyds insurance disaster, the rise and fall of Margaret Thatcher, the troubles of the Royal Family and the hapless Nigel Short in his battle with Gary Kasparov in the 1993 World Chess Finals. With an incisive assessment of Salman Rushdies plight and an analysis of the implications of being linked to the Continent via the Channel Tunnel, Letters from London provides a vivid and telling portrait of Britain in the Nineties. Selected essays from Julian Barnes definitive and highly acclaimed New Yorker pieces, from 1999-1995.