10 FEBRUARY 1996, page 31

As The Bishop Said To His Giddy Brat

Victoria Glendinning THE SYNGE LETTERS: BISHOP EDWARD SYNGE TO HIS DAUGHTER ALICIA, ROSCOMMON TO DUBLIN 1746-1752 edited by Marie-Louise Legg Lilliput, .f35, pp. 530 C T ake a......

The Shock Of The Nude

Vicki Woods FASHION AND PERVERSITY: A LIFE OF VIVIENNE WESTWOOD AND THE SIXTIES LAID BARE by Fred Vermorel Bloomsbury, £16.99, pp. 256 T his is a deeply shocking book; an out-......

The Fox And The Poet

Please tell me please. How chancy is it For a young fox to meet a hungry poet? A poet! It's time you were properly versed. Of all our enemies the poet is the worst. Worst! I......