Why you should always check your sources

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My parents own two copies of a biography of John Betjeman, by A. N. Wilson. One contains a letter sent to Wilson by Eve de Harben. The second, later copy, is missing the letter. Why?




For the lazy, the answer is here.

More complete story here. And, of course, the name 'Eve de Harben' is an anagram of 'Ever been had'. :-)