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I n 1976, Gore Vidal tells us in his preface, he received a telegram congratu- lating him on his election to the Institute of Art and Letters. He telegraphed back that he could......

A Perfect Gentleman And A Bit Of A Rake

Kate Fleming THE POWER OF CHANCE by Rupert Hart-Davis Sinclair-Stevenson, £15.95, pp.188 T o those familiar with the six volumes of the Lyttelton/Hart-Davis letters, the fact......