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I wondered what was wrong with my flist this morning, and then suddenly realised I’m getting no feeds. BAH!!

I’ve just been writing a review of “Fellow Travellers” by T.C. Worsley for Speak Its Name (review will go up on 25th, not there yet, I’m scheduling them for one a day, which is working out well, I think) and I was struck by the similarity to part of the plot (based on real people and real events) to Leavitt’s While England Sleeps. And then I found this on Stephen Spender’s Wikipedia page:

Spender sued author David Leavitt for allegedly using his relationship with "Jimmy Younger" in Leavitt's While England Sleeps in 1994. The case was settled out of court with Leavitt removing certain portions from his text.

I found this rather interesting, because Read More under the fake link

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