31 JULY 1964, page 21

It's A Crime

C harlie's MILLAR is not quite specific about ` - h harlie's record in The Fiend (Gollancz, 16s.). Cr hints build up terrific suspense by allowing ° ,,ur imaginations to go......

The Goldwater Syndrome

PROTEST is not enough. We have a right to know what motivates the protest and what the Po" tester is for; the critic cannot claim immuni t y from scrutiny. I. F. Stone stands up......

Night Garden Of The Asylum

An owl's call scrapes the stillness. Curtains are barriers and behind them The beds settle into neat rows. Soon they'll be,ruffled. The garden knows nothing of illness, Only it......