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The Pen Is Mightier Than The Cow

Roger Clarke A DIFFERENT SEA by Claudio Magris Harvill, £12.99, pp. 104 C laudio Magris, an academic from Trieste, wowed the usually sedate world of travel-writing with his book......

Recent First Novels

Albert Read h e objectivity of the reviewer is tested to the limit when presented with Peter Mayle's first novel along with a pile of hopeful unknowns. All thoughts of his pre-......

Spedtator

The Spectator index for July to December 1992 is still available. Name Address Postcode Please return to: "Spectator Index", 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL This six monthly......