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Adam Had It Made

Nicky Haslam THE GENIUS OF ROBERT ADAM by Eileen Harris Yale, £65, pp. 384, ISBN 0300081294 T here can be few more rewarding pleasures than a magical, mysterious tour with the......

It Can Seriously Improve Wealth

Zenga Longmore LA DIVA NICOTINA: THE STORY OF HOW TOBACCO SEDUCED THE WORLD by lain Gately Simon & Schuster, £14.99, pp. 403, ISBN 074308129 L ike a great detective writer, lain......

Ghosts And Sharp Outlines

Gab riele Annan THE COMPLETE SHORT STORIES by Muriel Spark Penguin Viking, £20, pp. 416, ISBN 0670911720 I nheritance, faith, suppressed passion; irony, simplicity, black......