15 MARCH 1986, page 31

From Cathbad The Druid To Plastic

Roy Kerridge PUCK OF THE DROMS: THE LIVES AND LITERATURE OF THE IRISH TINKERS by Artelia Court University of California Press, £21.25 N ot long ago, I saw a pack of wild dogs,......

Dr Casaubon Hugging And Kissing

Alan Bell LOVE IN A COOL CLIMATE: THE LETTERS OF MARK PATTISON AND META BRADLEY 1879-1884 edited by Vivian Green Clarendon Press, £12.95 T his is a curious tale, skilfully......