6 DECEMBER 1986, page 46

Friend, Rival And Hopping Mad

Brian Masters BEST OF FRIENDS: THE BRENAN-PARTRIDGE LE 1 1 FRS selected and edited by Xan Fielding Chatto & Windus, f14.95 T he earlier part of this correspondence is weirdly......

Boldly Meaningless Genius

Andrew Gimson THE COMPLETE UPMANSHIP by Stephen Potter Grafton, f6.95 G amesmanship began, it will be re- membered, on 8 June 1931, when C. Joad and S. Potter, playing for......

The Loneliness Of A Long- Distance Hater

Francis King THE MASTER ECCENTRIC: THE JOURNALS OF RAYNER HEPPENSTALL 1969-1981 edited by Jonathan Goodman Allison & Busby, £14.95 THE PIER by Rayner Heppenstall Allison &......