Contents

From the Editors

Taking the Plunge • SARAH ANDERSON

After the Death of the Masters • BARNABY ROGERSON

A Modest Superhero • CLARE MORRALL

Feudal Afterglow • DERVLA MURPHY

Hoodwinkery and Legerdemain • MALCOLM GLUCK

A Positive View of Parasites • MICHELE HANSON

On the Loose • MARY FLANAGAN

Marxism and Cricket • PETER OBORNE

Casting a Spell • COLIN MARTIN

Going West • ANNE SEBBA

When Ethel Met Sidney • FRANCES WOOD

On Matters Mekong • JOHN KEAY

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The Pick of the Pocket Editions • JOHN SAUMAREZ SMITH

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A Painterly Eye • NICHOLAS BAGNALL

No Whingeing! • C.J. DRIVER

The Book Hound

The Editor Regrets • DEREK PARKER

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‘I’ve mislaid my glasses’, by Linda Leatherbarrow

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