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FeaturesThe Meaning of ‘Aardvark’Two-hundred-and-fifty years ago, Johnson published his Dictionary, a work of genius and prejudice writes Robert O'Brien. read more All that is Seen and UnseenDame Muriel herself is the major obstacle to reading her work, writes Peter Blair. It is difficult not to become emotionally involved in the author, either with her narratorial voice, or with semi-autobiographical characters which portray her at various points in her life. read more BooksThe Oxford Dictionary of National BiographyThe new Oxford Dictionary of National Biography published in September is undoubtedly a remarkable thing, writes Robert O'Brien. But for those of a scholarly disposition, it is a monumental work to be surveyed with a mixture of wonder and rage. read more A Little Gem from the Master of the DoorstopPaul Johnson's The Vanished Landscape: A 1930′s Childhood in the Potteries reviewed by Philippa Turner. read more The ‘Phoenix’ QueenJohn Guy's ‘My Heart is My Own’: The Life of Mary Queen of Scots reviewed by Maria Bramble. read more LeaderLeisure, the Basis of CultureTo read a literary journal requires leisure; and to be reading this new literary journal suggests an excess of it. Moralists and even some parents will stress that we must make good ‘use’ of our university years. But this word has mildly pernicious connotations of usefulness, and by extension utility, and a humanities degree should be, to all intents and purposes, useless. read more PoetryThe Caedmon JazzA poem by Chris Jones. read more CinemaThin on Plot, Not on EyelinerIt’s a classic tale, writes Matt Bell: Macedonian lad with an affection for blond wigs and enough eyeliner to make a transvestite blush, meets horse stricken with fear of its own shadow. read more |
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