24 MARCH 1973, page 14

J. I. M. Stewart On

the laird of Abbotsford There is a point in Quentin Durward at which the hero seeks to impress the Count of Crevecoeur with the consequence of his ancestors, the Durwards of......

Undramatic River

Jan Morris The Search for the Niger Christopher Lloyd (Collins £2.75) Some names have magic, some don't, and it is odd how often their subject-matter conforms. One might die for......