OCTOBER 2005

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SIEGFRIED SASSOON RIDES AGAIN Nigel Jones on the Authorized Biography

Paul Johnson exalts Earthly Powers Raymond Seitz enjoys Rough Crossings Tobias Abse scolds Italian Fascists

The Saucy Mrs Beeton ★★ The Colourful Clarice Cliff The Luminous Lee Miller

Simon Heffer on Treason ★★ Blair Worden on Regicide Mary Kenny on a Republican Hero

Was Descartes a Spy? Was Shakespeare a Catholic?

The Last Playboy ★★ The Ultimate Dandy ★★ The Joy of Bridge