23 JULY 1983, page 23

The Digger In The Woodpile

Alan Watkins Barefaced Cheek: the Apotheosis of Rupert Murdoch Michael Leapman (Hodder and Stoughton £9.95) O n the whole, Mr Leapman's account of Mr Murdoch's career has been......

Married To A Harridan

Peter Quennell The Great Marlborough and his Duchess Virginia Cowles (Weidenfeld and Nicolson £15) 0 ne of the happiest marriages in English history was that of John and Sarah......