4 JUNE 1988, page 32

Stylish Man Of English Letters

Frances Partridge QUILLER COUCH: A PORTRAIT OF `Q' by A. L. Rowse Methuen, £14.95, pp.229 C onfronted by a portrait, whether in paint or words, one is usually very much aware of......

The Leopard Changes His Spot

Robert Rubens THE DOLLS' ROOM by Lorenc Villalonga translated by Deborah Bonner Deutsch, £11.95, pp.247 T here is no doubt that life on an island can have strange effects on......