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Rumours Of Death Somewhat Exaggerated

Robert Salisbury T HE S TRANGE D EATH OF T ORY ENGLAND by Geoffrey Wheatcroft Penguin/Allen Lane, £20, pp. 317, ISBN 0713998016 G eoffrey Wheatcroft is rarely dull in print and......

Through A Glass Darkly

Sebastian Smee T HE O PTIMISTS by Andrew Miller Sceptre, £16.99, pp. 313, ISBN 034082512X ✆ £14.99 (plus £2.25 p&p) 0870 800 4848 T he subject of Andrew Miller’s latest novel is......