Current Books
Tourism and Culture in
Philosophical Perspective
A selection of new essays edited by Marie-Elise Zovko and John Dillon.
Being There
A lively and informative collection of travel memoirs from the 1970s and 1980s from Jean and John Dillon.
The Lockdown Papers
A miscellany of satire, reflection and analysis of Irish life over five decades, as originally published in Irish newspaper columns.
The Scent of Eucalyptus
A roguish coming of age novel, and a snapshot of a world on the cusp of change, as a young Oxford graduate travels to Africa.
Academic Books
Alcinous: the Handbook of Platonism
The Handbook of Platonism or Didaskalikos, attributed to Alcinous, is a central text of later Platonism. Read more …
On The Lockdown Papers:
“A witty and well written book”
“A witty and well written book”
– John Bruton
On The Lockdown Papers:
“A delightful pot pourri, at times idiosyncratic but written with old-style elegance.”.
“A delightful pot pourri, at times idiosyncratic but written with old-style elegance.”.
– Maurice Manning
On The Scent of Eucalyptus:
“Wonderfully observed. Ethiopia … as landscape and history, is solidly ‘there’.”
“Wonderfully observed. Ethiopia … as landscape and history, is solidly ‘there’.”