4 JANUARY 1992, page 26

No Longer Hero Or Villain

Andro Linklater THE BIRTHDAY BOYS by Beryl Bainbridge Duckworth, £12.99, pp. 189 T he fall of a hero produces a curiously intense sensation — a surge of libertarian delight......

A Man Of Physical And Universal Appeal

Tony Osman STEPHEN HAWKING: A LIFE IN SCIENCE by Michael White and John Gribbin Ming, £16.99, pp. 304 S tephen Hawking, this fascinating book reminds us, is Britain's most......

Out Of Season

Under the March sky and the sign of Pisces below the ranked woods and the silver surface, beneath all possibility of human breath, the humble rejoice: No one is fishing, we are......