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Of Rats And Men

Tony Gould THE PLAGUE RACE: A TALE OF FEAR, SCIENCE AND HEROISM by Edward Marriott Picador, L14.99. pp. 288, ISBN 0330483188 T his racy tale of plague in the modern era focuses......

From Agony To Ecstasy

Jane Gardam LETTERS TO HENRIETTA by Isabella Bird, edited by Kay Chubbuck John Murray, £25, pp. 356, ISBN 0719560470 T his is a selection of the original letters written in the......