28 JANUARY 1989, page 29

Reports From Another Species

J. L. Carr CHILDHOOD: AN ANTHOLOGY edited by Penelope Hughes-Hallett Collins, £16, pp. 450 I t is a shame that our planet does not harbour another literate species to report......

Does The Road Wind Downhill All The Way?

John Whitworth THE ENGLISH COMPANION by Godfrey Smith Pavilion, f14.95, pp.288 THE ENGLISH READER edited by Godfrey Smith Pavilion, £14.95, pp.300 ENGLAND: AN ANTHOLOGY compiled......