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THIS MONTH'S PULPIT is writte n b y DJ T aylo r, a novelist and biograph e r . Hi s ce nt e n a r y l ife of G eo r ge Orwe ll wo n the 2003 Whitbrea d Bi ograph y Award .

DIANA ATHILL is th e auth o r o f Srer and Yesrerday Momiug: A Very Etrglish Childh ood, bo th published by Granta.

ANTHONY SATTIN's accl aim ed Th e C ares 4 Afri ca is avail abl e in pape rba ck fr om H arpe r Pere nni al.

CA ROLE A NG lER is th e a uth o r of j ea11 Rh ys a nd , m os t r ece ntl y, Th e Double Boud , Pri111 o Levi: A Biography (Pe nguin).

R UPER T CHR IST !A SEN i s th e a uth o r of Th e Visi tors a n d Paris Babylou, bo th publish ed by Piml ico. He is ope ra c riti c and arts co lumnist for th e Daily Telegraph .

D AV ID ESARAN I's mo s t r ece nt book, Eiclllll allll : His Life arrd Cri111 es, is publi sh ed by H e in emann .

CR ISPI N Ti CKELL is C h a n ce ll or of th e Uni versity o f Kent.

KENNET H R OSE is th e auth o r of George V (Phoeni x) . His most rece nt book, Elu sive Rothsdrild: Th e Life ~f Victor, Tlrird Baro 11 , is p ubli sh ed b y W c id enfe ld & ico l o n .

SH ERJ DAN M OIUEY is drama criti c of th e Daily Express. His m emo irs, Aski11g fo r Tro11ble, and his auth o rised biograph y of G iel g ud , j ol11r G, a r e bo th available in pape rbac k fro m Sceptre.

j ESS ICA M AN 's m os t rece nt novel, 71re Vo ice jro111 the Grave, is publ is h ed b y Co n s t a bl e. H e r b oo k a b o ut o ve rse as e vac ue es durin g th e Seco nd W o rld War, 011r of Har111 's Way, w ill be publi sh ed n ex t yea r b y H o dd c r.

PULPIT

BIOGRAPHY

HISTORY

ART & MUSIC

MEMOffiS, LETTERS & DIARIES

1 D j TAYL OR

4 j ONA THA MIRSKY Pot Pot: Th e Hi stor y of a Nig ht111 are

Philip Short

5 Nl GEL J o ES Willi a111 Piff tir e Y ounge r William Hagu e 7 ADAM SI SMA Perdit a: Th e L ife of M ary R obin so11

Pa ul a B y rn e 9 DI AN A A T HILL)osiah Wedgwood: E11trepreneur to th e

E11lightenllle11t Brian Dol an 11 A TH ONY SATT IN Odd Tom Coryat e: Th. e E11g li sh M arco

Polo RE Prir c h a rd 12 M ICHA EL W ATE RH OUSE Th e W orld of C erard Mercntor: T/r e

Mapmak er Wlro R wo lrrti o11ise d G eog raphy Andr e w T ay lor 14 R UPERT CHRI STIAN SEN Margo t Fo11tey 11 M e r edirh Dan e m an 16 K ENNET H R os E Mil es : A Port ra it of the 17tlr Duk e of

No ~fo lk G e ra rd No e l 17 j ES ICA MA N Alorr e! Alo11 e! Li ves of S o111 e Outsid er

W o111 e11 Ro se mary Dinn age

18 RI HARD O v ERY !11 C o1111rta11d of History: Churclrill Fighti11g a11d Writing th e S eco11d World W ar D avid R ey nold s 20 T OM P OCOC K Trafalg ar : Tir e Biog raphy of a Battl e Ro y

Adkins Trafalga r: Tir e M e11 , th e Batlle, tir e romr Tim C lay ton a nd Phi! rai g N e/so 11 's Purse M a rt y n Down e r 1 e/so 11 : A Drea m of G lory John Su g d e n Ne lso11: Britar111i a's C od of Wa r Andr e w Lamb e rt 22 DAVID C ES AR AN I Pu slri11g Ti111 e Away: M y Grandfath er a11d tir e Trage dy of J ewislr Vi e1nr a P e t e r Singer Th e Fra11k Fa111ily That Sur vived: A Tllm rti etlr- Ce 11tury Odysse y Gordon F Sa nder

24 PAUL ] OH SON Phiz: Tir e M a11 Wh o Drew Dick e11 s

Valerie Brown e Leste r 25 PATRI CK O 'C ONNO R Willi a11r Ticho/so /1 Sanfo rd c hwa rtz 27 SI MON H EFFER L ett ers f ro//I a Life: Th e S elec ted L e fl ers of

Be11ja11rill Brit tell - Volu111 e 3 , 1946-1951 (Edd ) Don ald Mir c h e ll , Philip R e ed a nd M e rv y n Cook e

31 A LLAN M ASS IE 011 e Fo11 rtee11th of a11 Elepha11t: A Me11roir of Life a11d D eatlr 011 tir e B11mr a- Th ail a11d Railway ! an D e ny s Peek 32 SARA WHEELER Th e Ex plorer's Da11g hter: A Yor111g

E11g lislll voma11 R ediscovers H er Arctic Clrildlr ood Kari Herbert

LITERARY REVIEW November 2004

Editor: NA CY SLADEK Depllt )' Editor: ALAN RA FFERTY Editorial Assistarrt : T OM FLEM ING Co 11rrib11ti11g Editor: EI:IAST IA N SHAKESPEA RE

B11si11 ess Ma11age r: R OI3 ERT PoSNER A dvertisi11g Ma 11 ager: T ERRY F1 NEGAN

Formdi11g Editor: D R ANNE SMITH For11r di11g Fath er: AUI3 ER.O WAUG H

Cover illrr stmtio11 by Clrris Ridde/1

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