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Nicholas Richardson On Pushkin

The Complection of Russian Literature: A Cento Andrew Field (Allen Lane The Penguin Press £3.50) Pushkin: A Comparative Commentary John 13ayley (CUP £4.60) Pushkin on Literature......

Christopher Sykes On Life At Court

The Last of the Valois Hugh Ross Williamson (Michael Joseph £2.00) Caroline Matilda Queen of Denmark Hester Chapman (Cape £2..25) Here are two books about royalty in the days......