19 SEPTEMBER 1970, page 18

Love Not War

JOHN JULIUS NORWICH The Knight and Chivalry Richard Barber (Longmans 75s) It was in AD 778 that Roland's horn rang through Roncesvalles; barely two months ago that I found......

World's End

JOHN BARR The Doomsday Book Gordon Rattray Taylor (Thames and Hudson 42s) Last month, midst a clutter of soothing phrases, the annual report of the Chief Alkali Inspectors......

Star Material

JOHN GIELGUD The Actor Managers Frances Donaldson (Weidenfeld and Nicolson 45s) Nothing, of course, is more difficult to assess than the talents and magnetic qualities of star......