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From the archives

Miles Kington 
The Lady Amabel I never knew

'Hello? Is Amabel there?' these aristocratic voices would bray. I had never heard the name Amabel til then. It sounded like a misprint for Annabel…'

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Enfield Snr
Storm in a Tin Tin cup

All the fuss about the last book in the Harry Potter series has overshadowed a publishing coup which was equally brilliant but cost a great deal less...

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In the July issue

Bearing Witness

Helen Bamber has spent her life working on behalf of the violated. Now in her eighties, she continues to support survivors, helping them rebuild their lives. Interview by Melanie McFadyean

Life in prison

Christianity has given prisoner CAR Hills a capacity for emphathy, a sense of meaning - and an occasional, fragile, inner peace

Poop Poop!

Richard Ingrams celebrates Mr Toad's centenary and looks at the background of author Kenneth Grahame

Renee Asherson

The distinguished British actress talk to Alice Pitman about her long stage, film and television career, and her marriage to 'Mr Chips'

I once met
Aldous Huxley Philip Purser's dream assignment