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Letters In The Attic

Frances Partridge FIRST FRIENDS by Ronald Blythe Viking, £25, pp. 156 R onald Blythe aroused a good deal of interest and approval by his first success, Akenfield, a careful......

Lies, Damned Lies And Statistics

Piers Paul Read THE INQUISITION by Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh Viking, £16.99, pp. 318 I t used to be said that the Devil had all the good tunes and there have been times......