27 JANUARY 1961, page 24

That Heavy Load

Acquaintance with Grief. By Vincent Brome. • (Cassell, I5s.) SPLENDID though it is, there is something rather oppressive about the Great (American) Tradi- tion; so many good......

Choice Of Alberts

Art and Agyrol. By William Schack. (Yoseloff, 30s.) THESE two books about millionaires both leave unanswered the teasing and fundamental ques- tion of what quality makes a man......