11 NOVEMBER 1960, page 26

Jockeys And Gentlemen

In Praise of Hunting. (Hollis and Carter, 25s.) DURING the war it was the joke in Newmarket that Charlie Smirke had been awarded the VC for 'stopping' a tank. It also used to be......

Sweetness And Shame

Do you remember how the whole thing started seven years ago, with the three novels appearing together like the first logs of a breaking jam: Lucky Jim, Under the Net, and Hurry......