28 FEBRUARY 1970, page 17

Grisly Bear

RONALD HINGLEY Russia and the Russians Valeriy Tarsis (Macdonald 100s) Mr Valeriy Tarsis is well known as a dissi- dent Russian writer who differs from many others opposed to......

New Thrillers

Knotted plots PETER PARLEY The Intercom Conspiracy Eric Ambler (Weidenfeld and Nicolson 25s) The Tale of the Lazy Dog Alan Williams (Blond 30s) Hatchetman David Dodge (Michael......

Cutting A Dash

ASHLEY BROWN The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson edited by Thomas H. Johnson (Faber 84s) This scholarly and well-printed book is im- portant, and it should be especially......