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Empire Of The Mind

Jonathan Clark THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE' by David Womersley CUP, £35, pp. 318 A nother damned, thick, square book! Always scribble,......

Neglect

Under the seat of the old wicker chair, Formed not of legs but a basket upside down, A little room has prospered on its own While you in sun would sprawl and read and frown. The......

Faith Of A Drunkard

Lucy Hughes-Hallett THE LEGEND OF THE HOLY DRINKER by Joseph Roth Chatto & Windus, £7.95, pp. 49 J oseph Roth died in Paris in May 1939. One who drinks himself to death at the......