16 JULY 1977, page 24

Organisation

Peter Ackroyd Falconer John Cheever (Jonathan Cape £3.95) The reasons for a novel's popular success are generally more interesting than the novel itself. And when John Cheever's......

Grandeur

David Spode The CluranIc Art of Calligraphy and Illumination Martin Lings (World of Islam Festival £20.00) Calligraphy, the art of endowing the written word with an expressive —......