A Sense of Detachment and A Place Calling Itself Rome first published in 1973, The End of Me Old Cigar and Jill and Jack first published in 1975, all four by Faber and Faber Ltd.
First published in this edition in 2000 by Oberon Books Ltd
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Introduction copyright © Helen Osborne 2000
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PB ISBN: 9781840020748
E ISBN: 9781783192335
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Typography: Richard Doust
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