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"The little man".(Literature)(Book Review)

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| July 01, 2004 | Ryan, Peter | COPYRIGHT 2004 Quadrant Magazine Company, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

A CUSTOMER in a bookshop might enquire: "Have you anything on John Wren?" Until a few weeks ago, the answer was likely to be: "Yes, there's Power Without Glory." Today, the answer ought to be: "Yes, there's Power Without Glory, or there's the new John Wren: A Life Reconsidered." That is to say, after fifty years, we now have a choice.

Power Without Glory, by Frank Hardy, was originally published in 1950, and now appears in a fat new paperback, from leading international publisher Random House. The text remains basically unaltered, although the stylish and dramatic little black-and-white embellishments by Amby Dyson have vanished. A pity.

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