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The Noise, The Smells And The People

Jonathan Sumption THE SENSES IN LATE MEDIEVAL ENGLAND by C. M. Woolgar Yale, £25, pp. 372, ISBN 0300118716 © £20 (plus £2.45 p&p) 0870 429 6655 n the opening page of The Waning......

Chuckles In The Middle Of Nowhere

Philip Womack THE GLASS BOOKS OF THE DREAM EATERS by G. W. Dalquist Viking, £16.99, pp. 753, ISBN 9780670916474 © £13.59 (plus £2.45 p&p) 0870 429 6655 Ireally wanted to like......