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Pro-soviet

George Gale Anthony Eden David Carlton (Allen Lane pp. 528, £20). Who said, of whom: 'In conversation quiet, almost shy, with a pleasant smile. Without doubt the man has charm',......

Dubious

Eric Christiansen The Age of the Cathedrals Georges Duby, trans. Eleanor Levieux and Barbara Thompson (Croom Helm pp. 312, £14.95) In the beginning, there was Professor Duby.......