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When The Sun Finally Set Margaret Macmillan The Ra

When the sun finally set Margaret MacMillan THE RAJ QUARTET 1: THE JEWEL IN THE CROWN, A DIVISION OF THE SPOILS by Paul Scott, introduced by Hilary Spurling Everyman, £14.99,......

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John Gross AT LARGE AND AT SMALL by Anne Fadiman Allen Lane, £12.99, pp. 220, ISBN 9781846140433 Afew years ago the American author Anne Fadiman scored a hit with Ex Libris, an......

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A steelmill town, a ridge of pine, The taste of snow upon the tongue, Meant all the world was black and white At Christmastime when he was young. In softened angle, muted line,......