25 DECEMBER 1959, page 15

Books

Top Books of I 9s9 By JOHN COLEMAN I N an embarrassingly rich year, my first choice would unhesitatingly be Serge Gogov's Carita (Fujiyama Press, Tokyo, 10 yen : £5 in plain......

Christ In The Cupboard

In the broom cupboard, swaddled in dusters, Susan enacts the nativity, kneels by Stovepolish tins and mechanical sweepers, , Clear-voices a carol, tuneful but shapeless,......

A Tribute To The Founder

By bluster, graft, and doing people down Sam Baines got rich, but mellowing at last, Felt that by giving something to the town He might undo the evils of his past. His hope was......