19 APRIL 1997, page 42

Unremittingly Seeking Peggy

William Buchan THE SECRET WOMAN: A LIFE OF PEGGY ASHCROFT by Garry O'Connor Weidenfeld, £20, pp. 236 T he author of this biography has been unfortunate in that its publication......

A Still Small Voice

Michael Hulse CASTLES BURNING by Magda Denes Doubleday, £16.99, pp. 350 P art of me fell in love with the voice of Magda Denes and part, flipping back more frequently as the......

What's In A Name?

Christopher Hart NOW ALL WE NEED IS A TITLE: FAMOUS BOOK TITLES AND HOW THEY GOT THAT WAY by Andre Bernard W W. Norton, £7.95, pp. 127 B leak House would still be one of the......