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Cock-up

Andrew Brown The Facts of Life Jonathan Miller (Jonathan Cape £8.95) T he bits that should pop up do not: in fact it takes some time to recognise them for what they are meant to......

The Rumpuses

Christopher Hawtree The Leavises A n unusual photograph in this collec- tion of 'recollections and impressions' shows a middle-aged F. R. Leavis sitting cross-legged on a lawn,......