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11 hours ago

Len Deighton obituary: How a cookery cartoonist became a master spy writer

Len Deighton, British spy novelist who died at 97, created working-class secret agents and influenced British culture through fiction, historical writing, and culinary literature.
fromArtnet News
3 weeks ago

Super Rare 'Jungle Book' Illustrations Resurface in London Family Home

For decades, two watercolors hung unassumingly in a family home in London. Only recently did the residents discover the works' storied pedigree: they are original illustrations created for a 1903 edition of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book , which were long thought lost. Now, the two watercolors, which depict scenes from Kipling's celebrated collection of short stories, are emerging on the auction block at Roseberys in London.
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