24 JULY 1976, page 22

The Waves

Charles Marowitz Post-War British Theatre John Elsom (Routledge and Kegan Paul E3.95) The rise of the New Wave some years after the Second World War is one of the great events......

Blithe Spirits

Richard Shone The Naughty Nineties Angus Wilson (Eyre Methuen £3.95) Aubrey Beardsley and His World Brigid Brophy (Thames and Hudson £3.50) One of Toulouse-Lautrec's most famous......