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A Stately Procession Of One

Francis King THE REMAINS OF THE DAY by Kazuo Ishiguro Faber, f10.99, pp. 245 T he ageing butler, Stevens, who is both the central figure and the narrator of Kazuo Ishiguro's......

Let Them Eat Hallucinogens

Eric Christiansen BREAD OF DREAMS: FOOD AND FANTASY IN EARLY MODERN EUROPE by Piero Camporesi, translated by David Gentilcore Polity Press, f19.50, pp. 212 T here was a time......