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In search of the Iliad

Dea Birkett

Place
In search of the Iliad
Few places can conjure up such stories of love and loss, homesickness and heroism, gallantry and grief as Troy
Dea Birkett
Book Review
As circus gets serious, is all the fun of the fair lost?
The Cambridge Companion to the Circus reviewed
Dea Birkett
Place
Keem Bay, Ireland: the best beach in the world
Beware: Keem Bay is beguiling
Dea Birkett
Art
Clumsy, long and lacking circus thrills
Dumbo reviewed
Dea Birkett
Books
The circus visits every corner of the globe — even Antarctica
The Circus by Pascal Jacob reviewed
Dea Birkett

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