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He Told It Like It Was

Bevis Hillier J AMES L EES -M ILNE D IARIES , 1942-1954 abridged and introduced by Michael Bloch John Murray, £25, pp. 496, ISBN 0719566800 ✆ £20 (plus £2.45 p&p) 0870 429 6655......

Man’s Craving For Spirits

William Leith PHANTASMAGORIA by Marina Warner OUP, £18.99, pp. 496, ISBN 0199299943 ✆ £15.19 (plus £2.45 p&p) 0870 429 6655 W hen I finished this book I asked myself why,......