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Snow On Snow

Anthony Storr C. P. Snow: An Oral Biography John Halperin (Harvester Press £18.95) J ohn Halperin, a Professor of English in California, and author of books on Gissing, Trollope......

Mature Innocence

Elizabeth Jennings The Flutes of Autumn Peter Levi (Harvill Press £7.95) p eter Levi's autobiography, The Flutes of Autumn must be unique among such ;° 11 ns of revelation that......

Poverty Line

Patrick Skene Catling How to be Poor George Mikes (Andre Deutsch 1.4.95) P I used to believe, was about a s 1 funny as terminal cancer of the Pr o- state. Not so, apparently.......