14 OCTOBER 1989, page 40

The Beastliness Of The

Great Beast Brian Inglis THE KING OF THE SHADOW REALM by John Symonds Duckworth, £25, pp.588 A n evil name, which is a drawback at first', Logan Pearsall Smith observed in one......

Rebunking Of A Rum Cove

Geoffrey Wheatcroft BADEN-POWELL by Tim Jeal Hutchinson £18.95, pp.670 T h e whole idea of journalistic batten- ing on one's intimate relationships is re- pugnant to me',......