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Postscript

Holy relics P. J. Kavanagh F or the first time I have been reading a novel by Barbara Pym. It is called Quartet in Autumn and is about four elder- ly people who work in an......

Low Life

Privileged Jeffrey Bernard T he idea of becoming a writer first came to mind in 1937 when my nanny was Pushing me in a superbly upholstered pram across St James's Park on our......

High Life

Party spirit Taki w ell, I guess Cyril Connolly's wasn't the only ambition to be jostled by idleness, love of luxury, and the pursuit of pleasure. Mine took such a battering......