28 OCTOBER 1978, page 28

Lovely Loos

Nicolas Barker Temples of Convenience Lucinda Lambton (Gordon Fraser £3.96) One of the most endearing aspects of the High Mechanical Era, a century ago, was the passion for......

Mobile Corps

Paul Ableman Captain Pantoja and the Special Service Mario Vargas Lima (Cape £5.50) My long-standing belief that Borges is the only really important Latin-American writer was......