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Peter Hitchens

Peter Hitchens is a columnist for the Mail on Sunday. He writes monthly for the website of The Lamp.

In the Watch-Fires

On the meaning of the “grapes of wrath.”


Ian Fleming: The Complete Man, Nicholas Shakespeare, Harper, pp. 864, $45.00


Comfort Me With Apples

On the apple tree as a symbol of Christ.


Crueler Than Execution

On prison and the Lucy Letby case.


A Great Fog Over the Past

On the obliteration of memory.


The Nearest Thing to Frontiers

On old railway stations.


The River of God

On saying grace before meals.


A Great Rock in a River

On a visit to the Cathedral at Chartres. 


The Lamp is published by the Three Societies Foundation, a nonprofit organization based in Three Rivers, Michigan, in partnership with The Institute for Human Ecology at The Catholic University of America. Views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Institute for Human Ecology or The Catholic University of America or of its officers, directors, editors, members, or staff.

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