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Points East

Harold Acton China Guido Fossati, foreword by Anthony Burgess (New English Library £14.95) Cultural Atlas of China Caroline Blunden and Mark Elvin (Oxford/Phaidon £17.50) E ver......

Viva Birdbath!

Elizabeth Jennings The Early Writings of Charlotte BronW Christine Alexander (Blackwell £19.50) H owever different the prose of 1 'Charlotte Bronte is from that of her sister,......

Among This Week's Contributors

Harriet Waugh's most recent novel is Kate's House. Mgr. Alfred Gilbey has just publish- ed We Believe, a reassertion of essen- tial Catholic belief.......