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Gauguin And His Gritty Granny

Sebastian Smee THE WAY TO PARADISE by Mario Vargas Llosa Faber, £16.99, pp. 461, ISBN 0571220371 S ex has always been a stumbling block for Utopian-minded social reformers. They......

A Charming Toff Of The Turf

Stoker Hartington MINCE PIE FOR STARTERS by John Oaksey Headline, £18.99, pp. 278, ISBN 0755310667 J ohn Oaksey is the archetypal English gentleman. He is a sweetheart, a star,......