Shorter notices
Conversations in Japan David. Reisman and Evelyn Thompson Reisman (Allen Lane The Penguin Press 63s). Unusual travel book in that conventional observations and encounters lead tea 'searching analysis of the new Japan and its role vis-à-vis the West. Over 350 pages.
Robert Frost : The Early Years 1874-1915 Lawrence Thompson (Cape 63s). This first volume of Frost's biography records the begin- ning of his literary career and the move to England in 1912. Strongly recommended.
Feasting with Panthers Rupert Croft-Cooke (W. H. Allen 35s). A consideration of some later Victorian writers, written with panache and skill. The period is from 1857 to 1895— from Swinburne's meeting- with, the Pre- Raphaelites to the Wilde trials.
James Joyce and his World Chester G. Ander- son (Thames and HudsOn 30s). Professor Anderson has followed in, Joyce's footsteps visiting the places where he lived and worked, awl relates the biographical details to the .sub- sianie of the books. One hundred and twenty- r illustrations make this an indispensable k to the Joycean.
Thomas Love Peacock Lionel Madden (Evans Brothers; hard-cover 16s; paperback 8s 6d). A short critical guide to Peacock's life and work which examines the details and the themes of his seven novels. Discusses Peacock's place in the Romantic movement.
Essays in the Theory and Practice of Pricing (Institute of Economic Affairs 25s). With the Government's belated recognition that balance of payments salvation lies through the use of the price mechanism, interest may attach to the ma's prize-winning essayists' suggestions for a similar approach to problems ranging from refuse collection to Britain's seaside.
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