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The Mechanics Of Love In The Nineties
Tom Hiney THE ROMANTIC MOVEMENT by Alain de Botton Macmillan, £14.99, pp. 326 I t seems that we have more to thank Douglas Coupland for than we first imag- ined. Not only did he......
Distance Lends Enchantment
D. J. Taylor THE CROSSING by Cormac McCarthy Picador, £14.99, pp. 426 A ll the Pretty Horses, the first volume of Cormac McCarthy's projected Border trilogy, whipped up a rare......
Sharp Axes, Slender Necks
Alan Wall BALLAD OF KING HENRY VIII AND THOMAS WYATT by Priscilla Napier available from Priscilla Napier, Shepherd's House, Collingboume Ducts, Marlborough, Wilts, SN8 3 DZ, £10......