Likeable rogue THE MAN WHO ROBBED THE ROBBER BARONS
Andy Logan narrates the life of Colonel Mann, head of Town Topics, a gossip and literary magazine, who used blackmail and sharp wit to corrupt society pages. The piece traces his 1891 takeover, methods, trial intrigues, and the web of victims from steel magnates to railroad men.
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Collier's Magazine
Life
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Mann
Miss Logan
J. Pierpont Morgan
Gerald Arthur Otley
Waddell
Belfast
Orley
Rupert Harte
Gerald Arthur
Mr Harte
German soldier as archetype The Guardian review
Sacha Carnegie’s The Guardian examines German views of 1945 as Allied forces close in. Colonel Carl von List leads a doomed Monte Collo defense, faces choices shaped by war and conscience, the portrait anchoring the book.
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Carnegie
Scots Guard
Italy
Hitler
Carl von List
Poland
Tunisia
Monte Collo
Apennine
von List
Monte Callo
The Judge by Alan Thomas Gollancz review
A psychological mystery novel follows Albert Jackson's 1947 murder trial and lingering doubts about his guilt. Theo, the narrator, and Justice Jevington explore possible links between events and the judge's diary, offering a layered, second-telling denouement.
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Mr Thomas
Albert Jackson
King's Arms
Filchester
Alice Rushden
Theo
Netherdean
Albert
Uther
Betty Dove
Alice
Justice Jevington
J “Wd
Powell's England recovers her past
Powell argues England should discard imperial myth and resist Labour technocracy, urging national revival through independent policy stance. The critic frames him as an assertive backbencher with clear nationalism and Burkean roots seeking England’s self under a capitalist frame.
Four children’s authors praised for new low price books
Four authors Dick Bruna Francoise Anita Hewett and Dr Seuss are recommended for young readers. Bruna offers two new titles for 2 4 year olds with bright colors. Francoise Noel Vo Jeanne Marie is part of a popular series about Jeanne Marie and her lamb. Anita Hewett’s Mrs Mopple’s Washing Line illustrated by Robert Broomfield delights 2 5 year olds. Dr Seuss Fox in Socks launches beginner books for 4 8 year olds with zany animals and tongue twisters.
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Dick Brune
Dick Bruna
Francoise
Anita Hewett
Dr Seuss
Bruna
Jeanne-Marie
Jeanne Marie
Mrs Mopple
Robert Broomfield
Fox
Christina Casement
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