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Further reading in the LRB:

P.N. Furbank: Nesting Time

https://website.lrb-intranet.co.uk/the-paper/v17/n02/p.n.-furbank/nesting-time

D.A.N. Jones: The Old Feudalist

https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v08/n12/d.a.n.-jones/the-old-feudalist

John Bayley: Pine Trees and Vicars

https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v14/n07/john-bayley/pine-trees-and-vices

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