13 NOVEMBER 1971, page 24

A Fiction Miscellany

Mary James Poverty, real or threatened, is a theme common to Bertie and May (Hamish Hamilton E1.25) and The Button Boat (Heinemann £1.25), both of which are set in rural......

A Golden Season For Conkers

Clive Gammon With Hallowe'en gone by, the dark evenings closing in on us and the conker season almost at an end, it seems an appropriate time to review the autumn's sport,......