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Pale Fire

ANN WORDSWORTH Letters of Walter Pater edited by Lawrence Evans (ouP 50s) Though Pater warmed to Pascal's letters, 'a conversation by writing with other persons. his own were......

Arts Biennale At The Crossroads

PAUL GRINKE The thirty-fifth Biennale Internazionale d'Arte at Venice held its vernissage some few weeks ago with the customary disburse- ment of curled-up canapes and curiously......