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Well In

THE EMPIRE OF OIL. By Harvey O'Connor. (John Calder, 25s.) MR. O'CONNOR'S aim is as simple as it is generous; to tell the world —and more particularly the American part of......

Men By Themselves

Kerguelen is one of those places like Grahamland which have to be occupied and 'administered' by a handful of poorly paid men in case any other country tries to annex it. In his......