Small but perfectly written From: The Spectator | Date: April 12, 2003| Author: | Copyright Spectator Apr 12, 2003. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Small but perfectly written Alberto Manguel THE DUEL by Giacomo Casanova Hesperus, L6.99, pp. 112, ISBN 1843910322 INCEST by Marquis de Sade Hesperus, L6.99, pp. 92 1843910306 THE PORTRAIT OF MR W.H. by Oscar Wilde Hesperus, L6.99, pp. 94, ISBN 1843910314 HADJI MURAT by Leo Tolstoy Hesperus, L6.99, pp. 112, ISBN 1843910330

I've always had a fondness for small, short books. They seem to me companionable among all others. The 1,300 pages of Norman Mailer's Harlot's Ghost may be all very well for insomniac Samsons, but I prefer books that are easy on the wrists, light on the pocket, prompt in ...

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