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Sniggling With A Darning Needle

Digby Anderson THE BOOK OF EELS by Tom Fort HarperCollins, L16.99, pp. 286, ISBN 000711592X I have always counted myself a loyal, even an enthusiastic eel fan. I seek them out......

A Phoenix Rising From European Ashes

A. N. Wilson THE ORCHARDS OF SYON by Geoffrey Hill Penguin, £9.99, pp. 72 ISBN 0141009918 I t is impossible in a short space to convey not merely how good, but how important......