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He Came, He Saw, He Settled

Paul Johnson OVER HERE by Raymond Seitz Weidenfeld, £20, pp. 372 F ormer ambassador Raymond Seitz prides himself on his knowledge of British ways, and his book is a display of......

No Easy Riding For Those Who Stayed Behind

Robert Oakeshott AFRICA: BIOGRAPHY OF A CONTINENT by John Reader Hamish Hamilton, £30, pp. 840 Several strands of evidence — fossil, genetic and linguistic — point persuasively......