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Books

Beyond the Misty Mountains A. N. Wilson The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien: A selection ed. Humphrey Carpenter with the assistance of Christopher Tolkien (Allen and Unwin pp. 463,......

Eminent Victorian

C. H. Sisson Matthew Arnold: A Life Park Honan (Weidenfeld & Nicolson pp. 496, 0.95) With the appearance of 'the first detailed biography for more than 30 years', Matthew Arnold......