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Have You Met Sir Jones?

Frances Partridge ENID BAGNOLD: The AUTHORISED BIOGRAPHY by Anne Sebba Weidenfeld and Nicolson, £15.95 0 n a cold autumn day two old ladies are visiting a jeweller's shop in......

The Wit Of Ferney

Laurence Lerner VOLTAIRE by A. J. Ayer Weidenfeld & Nicolson, f14.95 V oltaire occupies a similar position in French literature to Dr Johnson in English. Everyone has heard of......