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America Found

A.L. Rowse England and the Discovery of America, 1481-1620 D. B. Quinn (Allen and Unwin £6.50) Professor Quinn has become — after the admirable historian, J. A. Williamson — the......

Fiction

America lost Peter Ackroyd Ninety-Two In The Shade Thomas McGuane (Collins £2.50) The Limit Rosalind Belben (Hutchinson £2.45) McGuane's novel is set in the riverrunning heart......