23 JUNE 1973, page 18

Review Of Books

Richard Luckett on the history of Mr Wells It would be interesting to know why the second law of thermodynamics should be of such significance to second rate novelists. It was,......

Brief Cases

Tony Palmer The Company with the Heart of Gold Stuart Cloete (Collins, £1.80) A Ball of Malt and Madame Butterfly Benedict Kiely (Gollancz, £2.60) Very Personal Problems Paul......