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Action Replay (Review) Peter Conrad
Sublime and Grotesque, by W.D. Howarth
- Sublime and Grotesque by W.D. Howarth

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All the Rage (Review) Peter Conrad
The Act of Being, by Charles Marowitz
- The Act of Being by Charles Marowitz

Art BooksClive James, John Spurling, Peter Conrad, and Marc Andrew Saint, ...

The Art of the City (1984)Peter Conrad
Views and Versions of New York
3 Reviews, 1 Readable

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The Babbit (Review) Peter Conrad
The Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien
- The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien

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Before the Fall (Review) Peter Conrad
O America!, by Luigi Barzini
- O America! by Luigi Barzini

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Bodysnatchers (Review) Peter Conrad
Lawrence and Women, by Anne Smith
- Lawrence and Women by Anne Smith

The Critics
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Books: The Devil's Disciple (Review) Peter Conrad
Mapplethorpe: A Biography, by Patricia Morrisroe
- Mapplethorpe: A Biography by Patricia Morrisroe

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The Characters of Artifice (2 Reviews) Peter Conrad
Pushkin: A Comparative Commentary, by John Bayley
- Pushkin: A Comparative Commentary by John Bayley
- Pushkin on Literature by Tatiana Wolff and Aleksandr S. Pushkin




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Dirty Linen (Review) Peter Conrad
A Marriage of True Minds, by George Spater and Ian M. Parsons
- A Marriage of True Minds by George Spater and Ian M. Parsons

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Disappearing in Circles (Review) Peter Conrad
The Sociology of Art, by Arnold Hauser
- The Sociology of Art by Arnold Hauser

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The Distinguished Thing (Review) Peter Conrad
Sir Leslie Stephen's Mausoleum Book, by Alan Bell and Leslie Stephen
- Sir Leslie Stephen's Mausoleum Book by Alan Bell and Leslie Stephen

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Doctor and Patient (2 Reviews) Peter Conrad
What Can I Do When Everything's on Fire?, by Antonio Lobo Antunes
- What Can I Do When Everything's on Fire? by Antonio Lobo Antunes
- Knowledge of Hell by Antonio Lobo Antunes




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Gold Droppings (2 Reviews) Peter Conrad
The Secret Life of Salvador Dali, by Salvador Dali
- The Secret Life of Salvador Dali by Salvador Dali
- Maniac Eyeball by Salvador Dali and Andre Parinaud

Great American Families (1977)Gore Vidal, V.S. Pritchett, Peter Conrad, and Edward J. Epstein, ...
2 Reviews

Halfway to Anywhere (1998)G. Harry Stine, Wolfgang Demisch, and Pete Conrad, ...
Achieving America's Destiny in Space
1 Review, 1 Readable

The Hitchcock Murders (2001)Peter Conrad
1 Review

Mid-Autumn Books
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I Am a Chimera (2 Reviews) Peter Conrad
The Thirties and After, by Stephen Spender
- The Thirties and After by Stephen Spender
- Reading the Thirties by Bernard Bergonzi

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I Should Say (Review) Peter Conrad
The Good Want Power, by Kathleen Nott
- The Good Want Power by Kathleen Nott

Imagining America (1980)Peter Conrad
8 Reviews, 2 Readable

Books & Arts
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The Imperial Imagination (Review) Peter Conrad
Orientalism, by Edward W. Said
- Orientalism by Edward W. Said

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In the Safari Park (Review) Peter Conrad
Gaudete, by Ted Hughes
- Gaudete by Ted Hughes

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Invisible Worm (Review) Peter Conrad
William Blake: His Life and Work, by Jack Lindsay
- William Blake: His Life and Work by Jack Lindsay

Books & Arts
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Jaws of Darkness (Review) Peter Conrad
Fiction and the Fiction Industry, by J.A. Sutherland
- Fiction and the Fiction Industry by J.A. Sutherland

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Librarians of the Night (Review) Peter Conrad
The Star Thrower, by Loren C. Eiseley
- The Star Thrower by Loren C. Eiseley

Books & Arts
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A Lifelong Affair (Review) Peter Conrad
Oscar Wilde: Interviews and Recollections, by E.H. Mikhail
- Oscar Wilde: Interviews and Recollections by E.H. Mikhail

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Like the Ark (Review) Peter Conrad
The Portage to San Cristobal of A. H., by George Steiner
- The Portage to San Cristobal of A. H. by George Steiner



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Mid-Atlantic (Review) Peter Conrad
The State of the Language, by Leonard Michaels and Christopher Ricks
- The State of the Language by Leonard Michaels and Christopher Ricks

Books & Arts
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The Miseries of the Text (Review) Peter Conrad
The Letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth, Vol. III, 1812-1820, by Alan G. Hill, Wi...
- The Letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth, Vol. III, 1812-1820 by Alan G. Hill, William Wordsworth, and Dorothy Wordsworth, ...

Modern Times, Modern Places (1999)Peter Conrad
3 Reviews


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Nasty, British, and Short (Review) Peter Conrad
The World of the Public School, by George MacDonald Fraser
- The World of the Public School by George MacDonald Fraser

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Nature's Technocrat (Review) Peter Conrad
The Human Situation, by Aldous Huxley
- The Human Situation by Aldous Huxley











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Opera (Review) Peter Conrad
Diaries, Vol. I 1869-77, by Cosima Wagner
- Diaries, Vol. I 1869-77 by Cosima Wagner

























Orson Welles (2003)Peter Conrad
The Stories of His Life
1 Review

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Phizmonger (Review) Peter Conrad
The World of William Hogarth, by William Gaunt
- The World of William Hogarth by William Gaunt

Books & Arts
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Portraits of the Artists (Review) Peter Conrad
Men and Memories, by William Rothenstein and Mary Lago
- Men and Memories by William Rothenstein and Mary Lago

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Pregnantly Private (2 Reviews) Peter Conrad
The Oxford Book of Oxford, by Jan Morris
- The Oxford Book of Oxford by Jan Morris
- Oxford by James Morris


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Reading Pictures (2 Reviews) Peter Conrad
Jacques-Louis David, by Anita Brookner
- Jacques-Louis David by Anita Brookner
- Absorption and Theatricality by Michael Fried

Special Book Section: Literature & Criticism
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Ricks on Keats (2 Reviews) Peter Conrad
Keats and Embarrassment, by Christopher B. Ricks
- Keats and Embarrassment by Christopher B. Ricks
- Thomas de Quincey by John E. Jordan

Romantic Opera and Literary Form (1977)Peter Conrad
2 Reviews, 1 Readable

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Scholars and Scoundrels (Review) Peter Conrad
Joseph Conrad: The Three Lives, by Frederick R. Karl
- Joseph Conrad: The Three Lives by Frederick R. Karl

Shandyism (1978)Peter Conrad
The Character of Romantic Irony
1 Review

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Slide Show (2 Reviews) Peter Conrad
Animals and Men, by Kenneth Clark
- Animals and Men by Kenneth Clark
- The Cult of Elizabeth by Roy Strong

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Slush Fund (Review) Peter Conrad
Now Barabbas Was a Rotter, by Brian Masters
- Now Barabbas Was a Rotter by Brian Masters

A Song of Love and Death (1987)Peter Conrad
The Meaning of Opera
1 Review

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Standing Back (Review) Peter Conrad
Surviving, and Other Essays, by Bruno Bettelheim
- Surviving, and Other Essays by Bruno Bettelheim

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Syntax and Sin (Review) Peter Conrad
The History of Sexuality, Vol. I, by Michel Foucault
- The History of Sexuality, Vol. I by Michel Foucault

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The Terrific Register (Review) Peter Conrad
Popular Literature, by Victor E. Neuburg
- Popular Literature by Victor E. Neuburg





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The Third Sex (Review) Peter Conrad
Dressing Up: Transvestism and Drag, by Peter Ackroyd
- Dressing Up: Transvestism and Drag by Peter Ackroyd

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Tones of Fear (Review) Peter Conrad
A Pacifist's War, by Frances Partridge
- A Pacifist's War by Frances Partridge

Underworld (1992)Peter Conrad

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Unstranscribability (Review) Peter Conrad
The Modes of Modern Writing, by David Lodge
- The Modes of Modern Writing by David Lodge


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Wagner I: Anxious Exorcisms (3 Reviews) Peter Conrad
Richard Wagner: His Life, Art and Thought, by Ronald Taylor
- Richard Wagner: His Life, Art and Thought by Ronald Taylor
- Richard Wagner: A Biography by Derek Watson
- Wagner by Kurt von Westernhagen and Mary Whittall

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You Dig? (Review) Peter Conrad
Fan-Mail, by Clive James
- Fan-Mail by Clive James
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