Author

Gerald Warner

Gerald Warner is a British author, commentator and journalist. He was Special Adviser to a Cabinet minister in the Conservative government from 1995 to 1997 and a speech writer for the then Prime Minister John Major. He is a regular contributor to Reaction.life.

Articles by Gerald Warner

A caricature of the Terror during the French Revolution.
essays

The French Revolution and the making of the Counter-Enlightenment

Three exiled French thinkers shaped the Counter-Enlightenment by turning personal upheaval and revolutionary disillusionment into a powerful intellectual response that redefined co..

Gerald WarnerDecember 12, 2024
The Westbury Horse by Eric Ravilious, 1939.
essays

Evelyn Waugh and Anthony Powell – visions of a vanished Britain

Evelyn Waugh and Anthony Powells' visions of modernity differed in crucial respects, but taken together their work offers a vivid chronicle of Britain's secularising society caught..

Gerald WarnerJuly 18, 2024
Iain Macleod, co-chairman of the Conservative Party, clenches his fists during a forceful speech to the Tory Party Conference at Blackpool. Credit: PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo
portraits

Iain Macleod — short-serving chancellor and lost Tory leader

Iain Macleod was an exceptional man and a uniquely gifted politician. He attracted a following among those who regarded themselves as left-of-centre Conservatives and had an especi..

Gerald WarnerOctober 14, 2022
The signature of Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly. Credit: Getty Images.
Review

Great Books: ‘L’Ensorcelée’ by Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly

Set amidst the ruins of the ancien régime in his native Normandy, Barbey’s masterpiece is bewitched by the spectre of dead priests and a community torn by struggle...

Gerald WarnerMarch 19, 2021
Michel de Montaigne
notebook

Essaying a genre

The classical essay - with all its ease, polished prose, and trivial subjects - is a medium we would do well to re-capture. ..

Gerald WarnerSeptember 3, 2020
Claude Mellan / CC0
portraits

Joseph Leclerc du Tremblay – the original éminence grise

Known under his religious name as Father Joseph, François du Tremblay was the mentor, ally and trusted agent of Cardinal de Richelieu, at a time when he dominated European politics..

Gerald WarnerJuly 9, 2020