10 FEBRUARY 1961, page 28

A Case For Scott

LAUDABLE and likeable are different things. Donald Davie, however, is equally and alter- nately concerned both with the lasting merits of the Waverley Novels and with the nature......

Revolutions Per Minute

The African Revolution. By James Cameron. (Thames and Hudson, 18s.) Agony of the Congo. By Ritchie Calder. (Gollancz, 16s.) THERE is a device called a stroboscope. It is used on......