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Mighty, If Fallen

Douglas Johnson NAPOLEON BONAPARTE: ENGLAND'S PRISONER, THE EMPEROR IN EXILE by Frank Giles Constable, £18.99, pp. 206, ISBN 1841193909 W illiam Warden, a navy surgeon, served......

Much Given, Something Kept Back

John Mortimer A COMMONPLACE BOOK by Alec Guinness Penguin,112.99, pp. 162. ISBN 024114146X A re you acting any more, Alec?' I asked him when I last saw him. 'Too old,' the......

A Fine Little Malice Machine

Hilary Mantel THE LAYING ON OF HANDS by Alan Bennett Profilel LRB,f6.99, pp. 110, ISBN 1861973748 I n his recent TV series, Telling Tales, Alan Bennett claimed that he had......