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Sticking Close To His Desk . . .

Jeremy Treglown THE SEVERAL LIVES OF JOSEPH CONRAD by John Stape Heinemann, £20, pp. 378, ISBN 9780434013272 £16 (plus £2.45 p&p) 0870 429 6655 Why did he do it? In his late......

Taking The Life Out Of The Lane

Roy Kerridge ON BRICK LANE by Rachel Lichtenstein Hamish Hamilton, £20, pp. 352, ISBN 9780241142868 £16 (plus £2.45 p&p) 0870 429 6655 Brick Lane, a long and ancient street in......