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Chuckles In The Middle Of Nowhere

Philip Womack THE GLASS BOOKS OF THE DREAM EATERS by G. W. Dalquist Viking, £16.99, pp. 753, ISBN 9780670916474 © £13.59 (plus £2.45 p&p) 0870 429 6655 Ireally wanted to like......

In Her Majesty's Service

Jane Ridley THE LAST PRINCESS: THE DEVOTED LIFE OF QUEEN VICTORIA'S YOUNGEST DAUGHTER by Matthew Dennison Weidenfeld, £20, pp. 302, ISBN 9780297847946 © £16 (plus £2.45 p&p)......

Something Rich And Strange

David Crane HELLFIRE AND HERRING: A CHILDHOOD REMEMBERED by Christopher Rush Profile, £15.99, pp. 308, ISBN 101861979177 £12.79 (plus £2.45 p&p) 0870 429 6655 1 t would be hard......