14 OCTOBER 1989, page 41

Neglect

Under the seat of the old wicker chair, Formed not of legs but a basket upside down, A little room has prospered on its own While you in sun would sprawl and read and frown. The......

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......

No Flies On The Film Star

Hugo Vickers A PARTICULAR FRIENDSHIP by Dirk Bogarde Viking, f12.95, pp.200 T he late Ginette Spanier, Directrice of Balmain and a well-known broadcaster, had this advice about......