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Gift For The Gaffe

ELIZABETH BOWEN Making Conversation Christine Longford (Faber 28s) Christine Longford's Making Conversation first came out in 1931. Anyone who was con- scious at that time must......

All Or Nothing

CLARENCE BROWN The Oxford Chekhov Vol V: Stories 1889- 1891 translated and edited by Ronald Hingley (ouP 42s) The Oxford Chekhov is a monumental work —that is the first thing to......