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Venereal Cravings

An Unhurried View of Erotica. By Ralph Ginz- burg. (Seeker and Warburg, 30s.) I MUST admit that the word 'Erotica' in a title paralyses my arm in mid-stretch. 'Erotica' is a......

The Irrepressible Conflict

The War for the Union, Volume I: 1861-1862. By Allan Nevins. (Scribners, 52s. 6d.) The Crisis of the House Divided: An Interpreta- tion of the Issues in the Lincoln-Douglas......