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Anti-biography

Pat Rogers Nabokov: His Life In Part Andrew Field (Hamish Hamilton E8.50) The real life of Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov would be a fine thing to contemplate, but the master......

Herbary

Brian Inglis Guide to Medicinal Plants Paul Schauenberg and Ferdinand Paris (Luttorworth Press £5.95) I began by looking up 'Lettuce' — a curious choice, you may think, but......