23 NOVEMBER 1974, page 19

The Ants' Nest

Beverley Nichols • Personal Record — 1920-1972 Gerald Brenan (•Ionathan Cape £6.00) Lurf o Among Lions Diana Holman-Hunt (Michael Joseph £6.00) . 1 . -re there any new stories......

Melody Makers

Sammy Cahn The Great American Popular Singers Henry Pleasants (Gollancz £3.75) I find myself sitting here in my dressing room reading and, would you believe, reviewing Henry......