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A Flamboyant Dynasty

Peter Quennell THE LAMBERTS: GEORGE, CONSTANT AND KIT by Andrew Motion Chatto & Windus, .£13.95 G eorge Washington Lambert, son of an American engineer, was born in 1873, and,......

The Good, The Hidden And Marshall Mcluhan

Humphrey Carpenter DEAR SHADOWS: PORTRAITS FROM MEMORY by John Wain John Murray, .f10.95 S omebody called Charles Williams, who used to write thrillers about God and the devil,......