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A historical whodunit that lets you into a forgotten world: The Paston Treasure reviewed
Martin Gayford 1 September 2018 9:00 am
In 1675 Lady Bedingfield wrote to Robert Paston, first Earl of Yarmouth. Never, she exclaimed, had she seen anything so…
A love letter to all great dictionaries
Henry Hitchings 7 May 2016 9:00 am
Asked to name a reference book, you may well choose the Encyclopaedia Britannica or the 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary. But…
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