16 JANUARY 1971, page 17
John Holloway On George Gissing
It is a surprise to learn that, in about 1890, Gissing was sometimes bracketed with Hardy and Meredith, and the three were seen to- gether as the major novelists of the age. The......
Richard Cobb On French Conflicts
The four essays in this collection, introduced and concluded by Dr Zeldin. are all con- cerned with the 1850s and 1860s and have as a common theme the conflict between......
Patrick Cosgrave On Political Scientists
For the tough-minded, this is an hilariously funny book : for the pessimistic, it is a tract that will make them well-nigh suicidal. That is to say, it is a characteristic......
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