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Houghton: Spying For Money

Christopher Sykes Operation Portland Harry Houghton (Hart-Davis £1.95) How brief is public memory! The affair of the Portland spies in 1961 shook all Eng land, and now, ten......

Tales Of Taylor And Gordimer

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Bookend

Bookbuyer As young editors leave established publishing houses it has been noted how often their authors follow them. But the general galvanising effect of changing publishers......