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A Cinderella Story

William Buchan THE UGLY ONE: THE CHILDHOOD MEMORIES OF HERMIONE COUNTESS OF RANFURLY, 1913-39 Michael Joseph, £12.99, pp. 202 I n a generation of families more close- knit than......

Good, Bad And Ugly

Jane Ridley GEORGE ELIOT: THE LAST VICTORIAN by Kathryn Hughes Fourth Estate, £20, pp. 384 G eorge Eliot's reputation as a writer has never stood higher, but she lacks a......