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From: The Scotsman
Date: 20050702
Author:David Robinson
IF YOU ARE NOT A LAWYER, CHANCES ARE that you might not have heard of George Edalji. If you are not an Arthur Conan Doyle buff, you probably won't know about how their paths crossed in 1907. If so, you are doubly fortunate, because from next week you will be able to find out about both men in what must surely be one of the year's finest novels.
Arthur and George, by Julian Barnes, is already being talked about as a Booker winner, and it's easy to see why. This is the kind of book Arthur Conan Doyle could never have written (far deeper psychological insight, far more sophisticated use of ...
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