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Purple Prose

Richard In grams Places: An Anthology of Britain ed. Ronald Blythe (Oxford University Press pp.238, £7.95) rT 1 his book, written by a clutch of well ]. known authors chosen by......

Tiny But Good

Patrick Skene Catling The Complete Clerihews of E. Clerihew Bentley introd. Gavin Ewart (Oxford University Press pp. 145, £5.95) E. C. Bentley Was not only quite superior......