16 MARCH 1962, page 23

Eighteenth-century Pops

THIS is a reprint of a book first published in 1932, and anyone who has the faintest interest in the history of English literature and who missed it on its first appearance......

Not So Simple

The Foot of Clive. By John Berger. (Methuen, I8s.) SIMPLICITY, they used to tell me at school, is the greatest of the literary virtues. Never use a long word where a short one......

Political Thriller

Ashes and Diamonds. By George Andrzeyevski. (Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 18s.) IN Poland the novel as we know it has never really been the dominant form. There are many reasons for......