And while we're on the subject

Another partwork around at the moment is a magazine about Victorian dolls' house furniture, each issue coming complete with a single piece of such furniture, as a modern reproduction, naturally. In discussion of the latest crop of such magazines this one really baffled us. We absolutely couldn't see who they will appeal to. Serious collectors of dolls' houses and furniture won't be interested in these modern reproductions and no kid is going to want a set of furniture that takes several years to build up and doesn't even include the dolls' house. (Though I gather it is avaialable if you want to buy it separately.)