14 OCTOBER 1972, page 16

Young Pretenders

Auberon Waugh Harriet Said . . . Beryl Bainbridge (Duckworth £2.35) Pasmore David Storey (Longman £2.00) I Want Adrian Henri and Nell Dunn (Cape £1.50) A girl of thirteen......

Imitation Of Christ

Frederick Copleston Francis of Assisi John Holland Smith (Sidgwick and Jackson £2.50) Francis of Assisi is represented by Mr Holland Smith as a 'dropout.' So he was. Anyone who......