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A Naive And Sentimental Love Story

Francis King LAST LOVERS by William Wharton Granta, £13.99, pp. 387 T he American novelist William Whar- ton has already published seven successful novels, two of which, Birdy......

Keep Up Your Bright Words

Mark Steyn THE POETS OF TIN PAN ALLEY by Philip Furia OUP, £14.95, pp. 322 P hilip Furia begins his book with a famous story so badly told it misses the point. 'Mrs Oscar......