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V S NAIPAUL'S LETTERS TO HIS FATHER

A N Wilson defers to W M Thackeray Thomas Pakenham muses over Diana Mosley Do we need to know more about Gore Vidal? Isabel Hilton searches for the Panchen Lama

Alan Judd uncovers the Secret Service

Colin Thubron tackles Siberia Francis Wheen unmasks Kart Marx Andrew Lycett captures Kipling Tony Gould honours the Gurkhas

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Galileo's Gifted Daughter Geordie Greig's Grandfather Anybody heard of Lord Goodman? PATRICK MOORE MEASURES WAUGH'S TIME

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