12 FEBRUARY 1965, page 24

It's A Crime•

CELIA FREMLIN'S g arrulous suburbs are always seethin g with repressed violence. In The Jealous One (Gollancz, I5s.), Lindy is the kind of subtle charmer who turns wives into......

The Economy & The City

De Gaulle's Gold Standard By NICHOLAS DAVENPORT I T must be a heavenly experience to attend one of the half-yearly press conferences of Presi- dent de Gaulle and listen to the......