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Stricken Frere

Kay Dick A Portrait of Charles Lamb David Cecil (Cape £7.95) C oleridge liked him, though he quarrel- led with him, Wordsworth liked him, if Wordsworth could be said to like......

Much Kindness

Artemis Cooper Baron James: The Rise of the French Rothschilds Anka Muhlstein (Collins £10.95) T he rise of the Rothschilds is a most dramatic rags-to-riches story, and it is......