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At Swarkestone

It is, often said that Bonnie Prince Charlie got as far as Derby in his invasion of 1745. In fact he reached Swarkestone, some nine miles further south. J. G. Collingwood, The......

Revolting Tales Of Revolting Villages

Katherine Gerson THE GARLIC BALLADS by Mo Yan Hamish Hamilton, £15.99, pp. 290 T e one thing that really puts the wind up in Peking is the possibility that the peasants may be......