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Moral Wizardry

Peter Levi T he last chapter in this subtle and precise act of homage has an ambiguous title, `The New Murdoch'. One has to decide whether this is about just another book, the......

Books

Two-dimensional Templars Eric Christiansen The Knights Templar Stephen Howarth (Collins pp. 322, £9.95) T he monastic orders of knighthood sound like a nightmare dreamed up by......