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Colette: Her Step-son's View

Nigella Lawson Colette Joanna Richardson (Methuen £12.95) `W hat glosses or commentaries does a Colette book need?' wrote Henry de Montherlant in his Carnets; the same ques-......

Forgive Our Foolish Ways

A. N. Wilson Hymns Ancient & Modern New Standard 'The chief appeal of hymns is to the heart. They do not have to be great poetry to have great effect. Sung to a good tune, and......