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Divinely Decadent Drink

Philip Hensher THE DEDALUS BOOK OF ABSINTHE by Phil Baker Dedalus, £9.99, pp. 296, ISBN 1873982941 J ohn Hurt has a good story about his first meeting with Quentin Crisp. I knew......

Two Gentlemen But Definitely Not A Lady

David Nokes THE PERREAUS AND MRS RUDD by Donna T. Andrew and Randall McGowen University of California Press, £22.95, pp. 360, ISBN 0520220625 A ccustomed to read books in which......