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Stooping, But Not To Conquer

Rupert Christiansen STEPHEN FRY'S INCOMPLETE AND UTTER HISTORY OF CLASSICAL MUSIC by Stephen Fry, as told to Tim Lihoreau Boxtree, £16.99, pp. 320, ISBN 0752225340 (t) £14.99......

From Harlesden To Zaire

Eric Hobsbawm FROM BLUES TO RAP by Roy Kerridge Finban International (Folkestone, Kent CT20 2QQ, tel: 01303 259316), £1.99, pp. 20, ISBN 0952950049 cti £1.99 (plus £2.25 p&p)......