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How The Eagles Were Tamed

Allan Massie THE BATTLE THAT STOPPED ROME by Peter S. Wells Norton, £19.95, pp. 256, ISBN (1393020282 I n AD 9 the Roman general Varus at the head of three legions was surprised......

Behind The Curtains, Beyond The Gate

Kate Chisholm THE NEW HOUSE by Lettice Cooper Persephone Books, £10, pp. 319, ISBN 1903155371 T ‘ hank God that even in a family no one knows anyone else's nesses of her own......