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Crucified, Moustache And All

Patricia Craig FROM THE BEAST TO THE BLONDE by Marina Warner Chatto, £20, pp. 458 T he fairy tale has proved an extraordi- narily rich source of analysable emblems: not only a......

Making A Meal Of It

Francis King ONCE UPON A TIME by John Barth Sceptre, £16.99, pp. 398 by John Barth Sceptre, £16.99, pp. 398 n a 'Program Note' to this book, John Barth writes that it 'is not......