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Books

Life, love, language and lies Richard Cobb Black and White Shiva Naipaul (Hamish Hamilton £850) The lies fall like a steady rain'. The author is referring to the propaganda put......

The Trouble With Harry

Eric Christiansen Henry VI Bertram Wolffe (Eyre Methuen £19.95) 'Born to succeed to a dual monarchy incapable - of realisation, Henry bore on his shoulders a responsibility......