26 JANUARY 1985, page 26

Not A Dull Page

Allan Massie Anton Chekhov: Selected Letters Edited by Lillian Hellman (Picador £7.95) T he principal character in the greatest Russian fiction is Russia itself, the immensity......

Hunger

They lack the strength to bury the dead, Even the ones who need so little space. Too weak to shiver, children die of cold. God moves, unmoved, in mysterious ways. These have not......

Adopted Bohemians •

Francis King Brett: From Bloomsbury to Mexico Sean Hignett (Hodder & Stoughton £14.95) Two Flamboyant Fathers Nicolette Devas (Hamish Hamilton £4.95) D aughter of that......