25 DECEMBER 1971, page 15

Lord Blake On Cadogan's Diaries

The Diaries of Sir Alexander Cadogan edited by David Dilkes (Cassell E6) Two questions for a non-diarist are prompted by this rather depressing book. First — and perhaps easier......

Black Molehill

David Harsent The Charm Robert Creeley (Calder and Boyars £1.50) Regarding Wave Gary Snyder (Fulcrum E2.00) The Lost Country Kathleen Raine (Dolmen £1.40) The Irrelevant Song......