John Grigg No book that I have read this year
has givelid Ancient Greece by Richard Je1114111, Ame m. ore pleasure than The Victorians ail s (Blackwell hardback 1980, year's paperbncd 1981): a blend of aesthetic criticisin .an, sthcic.niga.1 commentary written with song brilliance, originality and wit. Among Id a'nde—expwerhieennc Publications I have specially en0Y e_ .M. Woodhouse's autobiographY, S°11,.1,h Ventured (Granada): compact, stYil'.., time describing very eXcitinogi
also free from those reminiscences 0
rineegceth-e- tedious. Finally, H.H. Asq childhood and school-days which call be s,„ Venetia Stanley (OUP)
tation as regards the quality bonus. autho':N3i.
is fully LIP t° °Pecs of the iencrei with the quality of the editing, by Nficilaca Brock and his wife, an uncovenard
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