25 DECEMBER 1971, page 16

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......

Prime Ministers Quiz

Which Prime Minister of England: 1. Was a bachelor, enjoyed discussing science, dismissed Parliament early on Fridays in order to play golf? 2. In his youth wrote advertisements......

Shorter Notices

The Victorian Country House, Mark Girouard (OUP £12) "People who live in Waterhouses shouldn't throw stones:" this was, I think, the first architectural joke I heard; and......