Ten of the best babies in literature

At the Guardian, John Mullan named ten of the best babies in literature.One entry on the list:Mother's Milk by Edward St AubynBoozy Patrick has a powerful rival for the attention of his wife Mary: his baby son Thomas. Mary seems determined to make up for the deficiencies of her own mother by making maternity a full-time commitment, which leaves Patrick "split between admiration and abandonment" –