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Iris Murdoch’s unseen poetry, transcribed for the first time
A History of England in 25 Poems: Treasures ...
Tennyson’s embrace of science and catastrophe theory
December round-up Although he’s been writing and performing for many years, Donald WG Lindsay might come across as a bold new Scottish talent on Two Boats Under the Moon, his excellent two-disc debut
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