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- ↑ Faber and Faber, Author biography: Rupert Christiansen
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- ↑ Royal Literary Fund (2016). "Rupert Christiansen, Non-fiction writer, University of East Anglia"
- ↑ The Independent , "Nuptial bliss amid the ruins", 11 January 2009
- ↑ Christiansen, Rupert [@Rupechri] (5 December 2020). "I've decided to stand down as the Telegraph's opera critic at Christmas. I've banged on about the subject in its pages for 25 years: long enough, in all honesty, and time for a new voice to be heard. I'll continue to write for the paper in other capacities" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ Bevington, Helen, "When In Doubt, Duel", New York Times, 15 January 1989 (review of Romantic Affinities)
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