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THE LAYING ON OF HANDS
First published in 2001 in the London Review of Books
First published in book form in 2001 by Profile Books Ltd

THE CLOTHES THEY STOOD UP IN
First published in 1996 in the London Review of Books
First published in book form in 1998 by Profile Books Ltd

FATHER! FATHER! BURNING BRIGHT
First published in 2000 in the London Review of Books
First published in book form in 2000 by Profile Books Ltd

THE LADY IN THE VAN
First published in 1989 in the London Review of Books
First published in book form in 1999 by Profile Books Ltd

The Lady in the Van is also included in Alan Bennett’s collection of prose, Writing Home, published by Faber & Faber Ltd

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Photos of Miss Shepherd and her vans © Alan Bennett, Tom Miller

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