Neither fish, flesh nor fowl

From: The Spectator | Date: January 1, 2005| Author: Brett, William | Copyright information

Neither fish, flesh nor fowl THE LAST DUEL by Eric Jager Century, £14.99, pp. 242, ISBN 0712661905 £12.99 (plus £2.25 p&p) 0870 800 4848

According to a Yale professor, Eric Jagcr has invented a new genre with this book. I can see what he means. It's not a novel, because the story is based entirely on the historical record; it is, however, told as a continuous narrative, with very occasional invention to fill in the gaps where the sources are silent. I've certainly never read any...

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