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A Very English Story

Paul Johnson Henry Lamb: the Artist and his Friends Keith Clements (Redcliffe Press, Bristol £16.50) E nglish painting, so vigorous and self- confident from the foundation of......

The Raised Eyebrow

Patrick Skene Catling The Collected Short Stories of Noel Coward Volume II Introduction by Martin Turner (Methuen £9.95) L Ike large, very dry martinis with a zest of lemon, the......