March 1997 Issue This is an incomplete listing of issue contents Jump to: History | Biography | Fiction History Hugh Massingberd Owners Move Back The Fall and Rise of the Stately Homes By Peter Mandler LR Biography Tim Ashley She Made History More Interesting Enchantress: Marthe Bibesco and Her World By Christine Sutherland LR Fiction Joe Jenkins Beyond The Pancakes Mona in the Promised Land By Gish Jen LR
Tim Ashley She Made History More Interesting Enchantress: Marthe Bibesco and Her World By Christine Sutherland LR
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