30 MAY 1981, page 23

Doomsday

Max Hastings Rule Britannia James Bellini (Cape PP. 280, £6.95). The Final Decade Christopher Lee (Hamish Hamilton pp. 256, £8.95). Having glanced at the leering image of the......

Near Miss

Naomi Mitchison The Dictionary of Imaginary Places Alberto Manguel and Gianni Guadalupi (Granada pp. 438, 12.50) This was a very bright idea and must have been the greatest fun......