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On May 7 1944, in the midst of the Second World War, Muriel Spark, a 26-year-old Scottish divorcee, signed the Official Secrets Act and began work as a duty secretary in the newsroom of the ...

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Economic insecurity, intolerance, fear and, in the case of Britain, charlatantry at the top. British democracy seems to be facing the abyss on more than one of these fronts. Thankfully, we have ...

She is glad of Julia's recovery and that [George] Richmond has gone to Scotland; talks of preparations for Willy's wedding; gives news of the Forsters, Mr. Forster looked well when seen in the ...