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The Knight On The Bridge William Watson

Dark Ages David Hughes The Knight on the Bridge William Watson (Chatto & Windus £7.95) William Watson is an engaging young writer unlike any contemporary. His second novel,......

Group Portrait Nicholas Delbanco

Foreigners Allan Massie Group Portrait Nicholas DelbancO (Faber £8.95) Some years ago my friend H. G. Wells wrote to the papers to say that for many years he was conscious of a......