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Books

Drowning in fripperies Bevis Hillier F ording the right title for a book on a virgin subject is a hit-or-miss conundrum. In 1968 I wrote a little book with the title Art Deco,......

The Quiet Waters By

David Profumo ARTHUR RANSOME ON FISHING by Jeremy Swift Cape, £14.99, pp. 280 R eturning home from his stint as war correspondent in Russia in 1919, Arthur Ransome was grilled......