Gillian Tindall
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Published April 15 2003
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Rodney Pasley
Published March 31 1983
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Gillian Tindall reviews a work on the English folk hero of Sherwood Forest
Published August 31 1982
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The 'City of Gold' is two places, explains Gilliian Tindall. People have been coming to Bombay for 300 years, hoping to make their fortune. But in their search for gold many have died. Their bodies were laid in a place known as Sonapur, which also means 'the city of gold' since, according to an Indian saying, to die is to be turned to gold. Published April 30 1982
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