1 JANUARY 1983, page 16

A Hebridean Funeral

Michael Bywater T his is the story of a man's death and his burial. There is not much to say about the man's life. He lived on an island some twenty miles out in the sound of......

Bookshop Days

David Taylor W hen I worked in a bookshop — a bookshop, incidentally, possessing an extensive clientele with varied interests — we scarcely sold a single copy of those books......