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After The Masked Balls Were Over

V. S. Pritchett CHEKHOV IN MY LIFE by Lydia Avilova Methuen, £10.99, pp. 160 T his is a new edition of Lydia Avilova's well-known chattering account of her love of Chekhov,......

Creating Instant Antiquity

Matthew Parris INSIDE THE HOUSE OF COMMONS: BEHIND THE SCENES AT WESTMINSTER by John Biffen Grafton, £16.95, pp.237 W ought to be a bit doubtful about the Common Market, Mr......