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The Fabians. By Norman and Jeanne MacKenzie. New York: Simon and Schuster; London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1977. pp. 446. $12.95; £8.50. - The Letters of Sidney and Beatrice Webb. Edited by Norman MacKenzie. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1978. Volume I: Apprenticeships, 1873–1892. pp. XX + 453. £22. Volume II: Partnership, 1892–1912. pp. XV + 405. £22. Volume III: Pilgrimage, 1912–1947. pp. xii + 482. £22. (£60 the set.)
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