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SHAKESPEARE AND COMPANY, PARIS

I made a special trip to the Left Bank for this one when I was in Paris. It has two floors packed with English-language texts, and any spare wall space devoted to quotes from people far wiser than me. There are a few cosy chairs, window seats and corners to consider your potential purchases in. I was particularly struck by an alcove with a typewriter in it, the walls of which, when I

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