Robin Saikia

British travel writer and historian, educated at Winchester College and Merton College Oxford, author of The Venice Lido (warmth, charm and eccentric scholarship - Spectator; this book will broaden your horizons - Fictional Cities), Blue Guide Italy Food Companion (a lovely book! - Victoria Hislop), Blue Guide Literary Companion London (a literary masterpiece - Giles MIlton), Blue Guide Hay-on-Wye (no greater master of tone or description - Toronto Star), The Red Book - The Membership List of The Right Club - 1939 (the forefathers of today's right wing are put in the spotlight like superannuated music hall acts and shot down one by one - Right Wing Review)