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Issue: January 2009

Wives and Mistresses

Hester by Ian McIntyre
Lady Worsley’s Whim by Hallie Rubenhold

Victoria Glendinning

The Bread with the Hole
The Bagel by Maria Balinska
Robert Low

All Human Life is Here
The Arabian Nights translated by Malcolm C. Lyons with Ursula Lyons, introduced and annotated by Robert Irwi
Eric Ormsby

The Ancient Entertainer
The Man who Invented History: Travels with Herodotus by Justin Marozzi
Philip Marsden

Amoral Equivalence
Beyond Terror and Martyrdom by Gilles Kepel
The Case Against Israel’s Enemies by Alan Dershowitz
David Pryce-Jones

Bathetic Effort
David Hare's new play has been mistaken for great political theatre
Minette Marrin

Milking it For All it’s Worth
As Hollywood prepares for the annual Oscar bash, the signs are it isn't going to be a vintage year
Peter Whittle

Cycles of Violence
The Armies by Evelio Rosero, translated by Anne McLean
Louis Amis

Shooting Script
A new film about Che Guevara stirs memories of a grim and bloody episode in his career
James Scott Linville

La Commedia è Finita
There's not much to laugh at these days - especially if you're working class
Peter Whittle

An autumn note
“For many, the end of this uneasy year cannot come quickly enough”
Andreas Campomar

An ordinary killing
Ian Cobain’s book uses the killing of Millar McAllister to paint a meticulous portrait of the Troubles
Chris Mullin

Greater—not wiser
John Mullan elucidates the genius of Charles Dickens
Anthony Quinn
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