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Stupidity Is In The Head Of The Beholder

Anita Brookner THREE CONTINENTS by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala John Murray, (11.95 T he effect of this strange story is one of unease and disbelief, but, alas, these reac- tions far......

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How not to be a Minister Roy Jenkins OUT OF THE WILDERNESS, DIARIES 1963-7 by Tony Benn Hutchinson, £14.95 D iaries are a soft literary form. They are relatively easy to write,......