By indolence and recalcitrance the Spaniard has preserved his individuality, a creature unashamedly himself, whose only notion of social obligation is what old custom dictates.
The Border
Patrick Marnham
‘This impression was supplied simply by the knowledge that I was in El Salvador. This was not Mexico or Panama.’
40 years of Granta

The Silkworms
Nothing to see here!

Peace Shall Destroy Many
What made him do what he did? Could it have all been for an ice cream bar, really? Will any of us ever know?

Blue Sky Days
What made him do what he did? Could it have all been for an ice cream bar, really? Will any of us ever know?

Vladimir in Love
What made him do what he did? Could it have all been for an ice cream bar, really? Will any of us ever know?

The Transition
What made him do what he did? Could it have all been for an ice cream bar, really? Will any of us ever know? What made him do what he did? Could it have all been for an ice cream bar, really? Will any of us ever know?
Patrick Marnham
Patrick Marnham is the author of Fantastic Invasion: Dispatches from Africa and So Far from God: A Journey Through Central America. He writes regularly for the Spectator.
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