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« What he learned in the newsroom | Main | Speeches and sausage-making » Monday, August 27, 2007Hitch and the dragonNot long ago, I described my efforts to track down a copy of "Dragon Island," which Christopher Hitchens says was his favorite book when he was a boy. Well, I'm pleased to report that I've managed to lay my hands on a copy of the book. Here's the cover:  And here's one of the book's illustrations:  "Dragon Island" looks terrific. I'll be reading it to my own boys this week. Posted by Joshua Glenn at 05:15 PM
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