Stuart Kelly

Spotting the mountweazels: The Liar’s Dictionary, by Eley Williams, reviewed

A 21st-century intern must uncover the traps laid by a 19th-century lexicographer in this inventive novel full of hidden jokes

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issue 11 July 2020
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