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A Sense Of Wonder

Oliver Rackham GILBERT WHITE: A BIOGRAPHY OF THE AUTHOR OF THE NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE by Richard Mabey Century, £14.95 T he Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne is a......

A Grimm And Ghastly Tale

Brian Martin THE ABBEY IN THE WOOD by Antony Lambton Quartet, f9.95 T his book is for those who like fairy tales. It is a folk-tale, a latterday Marchen, written just the day......