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Early Chekhov

Ronald Hingley Chekhov: The Early Stories Chosen and translated by Patrick Miles and Harvey Pitcher (John Murray £9.50) M any of those who most admire Chekhov's work remain......

Burning Sappho

Miranda Seymour M adame Yourcenar is a remarkab le woman, the first of her sex to be elected to the French Academy, the author of Memoirs of Hadrian, arguably the fines t......