21 APRIL 1973, page 15

At Home In The

colonies Auberon Waugh Saint Jack, Paul Theroux (Bodley Head £2.25) 'he Chip-Chip Gatherers Shiva Naipaul (Deutsch £2.95) Two first-class novels in a single week, both falling......

The Guards Approach

John . Keegan Alex: The Life of Field-Marshal Earl Al e xander of Tunis Nigel Nicolson (Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 0.95) Nigel Nicolson, who proposes on page 173 of this subtle......