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Virility Of Florence

By Mary McCarthy , t The Stones of Florence. (Heinemann, 84s.) Two sets of people will be irritated by the pros- pect of Mary McCarthy's new book : those who feel that she......

Love Knocked Out

The Right People. By Peter Forster. (Hutchinson, 16s.) The Autumn Equinox. By John Hearne. (Faber, 15s.) The Ruling Passion. By William Camp: (MacCi ibbon and Kee, 16s.) The......