12 JUNE 1993, page 46

Nincompoops And Inadequates

Craig Brown DIARIES by Alan Clark Weidenfeld & Nicolson, £20, pp. 421 T his blissfully unpleasant book should do much to restore the reputation of Simon Raven; indeed, it is......

Too Little Of A Good Thing

Francis King AFTERNOON RAAG by Amit Chaudhuri Heinemann, £13.99, pp. 133 T wo years ago I was a member of the jury which awarded the first prize in the Betty Trask awards to......

Georgia On His Mind

Duncan Fallowell SACHEVERELL SITWELL: SPLENDOURS AND MISERIES by Sarah Bradford Sinclair-Stevenson, £20, pp. 486 S acheverell Sitwell presents a problem in biography. Well......