Stempel John Lewis: STILL WATER [2019] hardback SPOPS Gustave Dore's magnificent engravings for

Gustave Dore's magnificent engravings for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner are among the later works of the great French illustrator

but like fine wines his later vintage was just as palatable

I tried to take a witness statement from someone who was dead but disturbingly voluble

The suspense builds up throughout the book and the pace never lets down

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