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Cautionary Tale

RONALD HINGLEY The Trial of Bukharin George Katkov (Batsford 50s) As a means of educating the Soviet popula- tion, the triumphant Bolsheviks made it their policy to trample......

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OLIVER WARNER Letters from North America and the Pacific 1898 Charles Philips Trevelyan (Chatto and Windus 55s). A glance at the title of this book, and the spirit droops. How......