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Onward And Downward

Anthony Daniels T HE G REAT B EFORE : A S ATIRE by Ross Clark www.greatbefore.com, £6 (in UK), £7 (in EU), £7.50 (rest of the world) pp. 217, ISBN 0955149908 M an is a......

Friction That Makes Sparks Fly

D. J. Taylor M OTHER ’ S M ILK by Edward St Aubyn Picador, £12.99, pp. 279, ISBN 0330435892 ✆ £10.39 (plus £2.45 p&p) 0870 429 6655 T hough the relentlessness of its attack is......