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All Mod Cons

MICHAEL BOBBIE Imprisonment in Medieval England Ralph B. Pugh (cuP 90s) This is a pioneer work of great importance for students of English legal and social history. The author......

Such A Rotter

MARTIN SEYMOUR-SMITH A good deal is known about Lawrence's troubled relationship with Jessie Chambers, in- cluding her own account of it; but until now little has been known of......

Thomas Hope And The Neo-classical Idea David Watkin...

Patient hope OLIVER WARNER Old-style patronage could have odd effects, among them cross-fertilisation. This is strik- ingly exemplified in the influence of Thomas Hope, who has......