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A Man Of Many Dressing-gowns

Sam Leith THE NEW ANNOTATED SHERLOCK HOLMES edited by Leslie S. Klinger Norton, 2 volumes, £35, pp. 1,280, ISBN 0393059162 I f you find yourself lingering on the pavement......

Changing History With A Tenpenny Knife

Jane Gardam THE ASSASSIN by Ronald Blythe Black Dog Books, Tel: 01603 623 771, £16.95, pp. 276, ISBN 0952883996 T his is a strange and wonderful novel that deserves the most......