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Brian Masters

The most enjoyable book of the year came at the end. Bryan Magee's Wagner and Phi- losophy (Allen Lane/ Penguin Press, £20) takes one through the most difficult con- cepts with......

Christmas Books Ii

Books of the Year A further selection of the best and worst books of the year, chosen by our regular contributors Jane Gardam I didn't feel rapture for any novel I have read......

P. J. Kavanagh This Year The Great Excitement For Me,

bookwise, is that the American poet Peter Kane Dufault has at last found an English publisher — Looking in All Directions, (Worple Press, £10). I have been a fan for years and......

Eric Christiansen

A Confederacy of Dunces by J. K. Toole has been republished (Penguin, £5.99) nearly 40 years after it was written. Strongly recommended to those who need or enjoy periods of......