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Books

Who's afraid of her? Philip Hensher VIRGINIA WOOLF by Hermione Lee Chatto, £20, pp. 892 P robably more is known about Virginia WooIfs life than of just about any other English......

Away With The Fairies

Teresa Waugh FAIRY TALE by Alice Thomas Ellis Viking, .f16, pp. 212 W ith a fine use of tautology, Viking's press release for Alice Thomas Ellis's new novel, Fairy Tale, claims......