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Putting The Hum In Humdrum

Kate Grimond DRESSING UP FOR THE CARNIVAL by Carol Shields Fourth Estate, £13.99, pp. 198 A concert harp falling from an upstairs window knocks a young woman to the ground in......

Books

More than a fighting cock Philip Hensher THE PALE ABYSSINIAN: A LIFE OF JAMES BRUCE by Miles Bredin HaiperCollins,177.99, pp. 290 B oswell couldn't warm to James Bruce, the......