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Books

When Homer snores Hilary Mantel THE COMPLETE ESSAYS by V.S. Pritchett Chatto & Windus, £35, pp.1300 hen you are young you are taught that certain books are Great; or if you come......

Farewell Punch, Welcome Matt

Richard Ingrams A ll one can say in favour of this year's Christmas funnies is that for once we have been spared Scarfe and Steadman. Those looking for something a bit savage......

The Appealing Flavour Of Dead Herrick

John Whitworth FROM THE MORNING OF THE WORLD: POEMS FROM THE MANYOSHU translated by Graeme Wilson HarperCollins, £l2, pp.93 T h e Manyoshu is the earliest surviving anthology of......