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An Unnecessary, Rejuvenating City

Hugo Vickers SYDNEY by Jan Morris Viking, £16.99, pp.246 T his book served me well on a visit to Australia, when I found myself giving what I had hoped would be a light and non-......

Not A Blockhead But Writing For Nothing

Alan Bell THE LETTERS OF SAMUEL JOHNSON edited by Bruce Redford OUP, three volumes, £25 per volume, pp. 431, 385, 399 S amuel Johnson's letters were last collected 40 years ago,......