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Rather a cold fish

The Legacy of Hartlepool Hall

Paul Torday

Reviewed by Ysenda Maxtone Graham

Categories: Book review , Fiction , Novel

Currents of imagery

Currents of imagery

17 December 2011

The Book of the Wind: The Representation of the Invisible

Alessandro Nova

Reviewed by Martin Gayford

Categories: Art , Art history , Book review , Fine art , Non-fiction

Funny old world

Funny old world

17 December 2011

Private Eye: The First 50 Years

Adam MacQueen

Reviewed by Patrick Marnham

Categories: Book review , Magazines , Non-fiction , Politics (UK) , Satire

...by: Alain de Botton

Some porn: Modern Architecture since 1900, by William Curtis. Full of beautiful images and thought-provoking words.

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