The Biographer's Moustache Condition:Like New as a dream might be

as a dream might be - he comes steadily to realise he is facing the most crucial performance of his life

Lavishly illustrated and with an updated design

The Japanese have the pleasure of eating one of the most delicious

Bernard Bailyn reveals the ambiguities

The Biographer's Moustache Condition:Like New as a dream might beGordon Scott Thompson, a struggling hack, gets commissioned to write the biography of veteran novelist, Jimmie Fane. It is a task which proves to be with extraordinary and unforeseen difficulties. Fane, an unashamed snob, has many pet hates, including younger men with moustaches and trendy pronunciation. Scott Thompson, however, is extremely attached to his own moustache and not so particular about his use of language. It doesn't help matters that