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Books

Then America mocks itself Colin Welch PARLIAMENT OF WHORES by P. J. O'Rourke Picador, £14.99, pp. 233 a rty-four-year-old Mr O'Rourke appears to advantage on his cover, well......

The Rights Of Tyrants

Philip Mason RAVEN CASTLE: CHARLES NAPIER IN INDIA, 1844-51 by Priscilla Napier Michael Russell, £17.95, pp. 305 S it Charles Napier was essentially a hero'; so wrote the DNB —......