10 JANUARY 1976, page 17

A New Case

Leo Abse A Presumption of Innocence Ludovic Kennedy (Victor Gollancz E3.75) Once upon a time, before the era of air trips and Package tours, I leisurely sailed over the Indian......

In Public

Peter Ackroyd The Collected Poems, 1956-1974 Edward Dorn (Four Seasons Foundation $5.00) Edward Dorn is one of the two or three best American poets now writing; if I add that he......