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Creusa Tom Shippey Paul Boateng

Arvell Shaw Captain Marvel Marvin the Paranoid Android

Four Freshmen Max Frisch Michael Fish

Les Battersby Punch Miller Judy Finnegan

Dag Hammarskjold Tardo Hammer Timmy Mallett

The Gunners Arsène Wenger Carlos Bumlai

Will add it to the list.

Mr Kipling Mr Kipps Kenny Napper

Re Person I Knew Svengali Samantha

Florence Nightingale Philip Sparrow Maria Eagle

I haven't read any of the late ones, but I'll give The Dean's December a try on your recommendation.

John Antrobus Hamilcar Jack Train

Lachlan Murdoch The Dirty Digger Diggory Venn

A strange book, with its African setting quite unlike any other Bellow novel. Come to think of it, each of Bellow's first six novels, from Dangling Man to Herzog, has its own distinctive character. After that - and I've only read the next two - he seems to be reworking a well-established furrow.

The Spinners Whirling Dervishes Whirlybird

Crazy Otto The Barmy Army The Nutty Professor

Wiley Post Postman Pat Rogue Male

Hy Hazell Shere Hite Cliff Slaughter

Sixteen Men Swinging The Swingle Singers Zutty Singleton

Bent Persson David Brent Brand

Prunella Scales Herbert the Turbot David Schwimmer