5 APRIL 1963, page 24

Meticulous Captain

Mad, Is He?: The Character and Achievement of James Wolfe. By Duncan Grinnell- Milne. (Bodley Head, 30s.) THIS is one of those books that are calculated to alarm a reviewer......

Broad And Bitter

A FEATURE of much recent Australian wtit i " has been to establish and explore the connec- tion between the Australian landscape and th imaginative life of the characters......

Shadows Of The Con-men

The Pride of Parthenon (N.Y.). By Laurence Lafore. (Gollancz, 21s.) THE influence of Lucky Jim is still with us and Mr. Laurence Lafore's first novel is clearly Amis-inspired,......