26 MAY 1979, page 22

Scrutineering

Jonathan Keates The Moment of 'Scrutiny' Francis mulhem (NLB £11.75) One of the most surprising aspects of last Year's posthumous tributes to F.R. Leavis was their sheer......

Situations

Francis King A Pause for Breath Edith Reveley (Collins 24.95) The first paragraph of Edith Reveley's A Pause for Breath describes how the heroine, Bea, and her husband, Hugh,......