15 SEPTEMBER 1973, page 18

Muscular Baby

Norman Bryson Airs Humphrey Ward Enid Huws Jones. ( Heinemann £2.75) Mrs Humphrey Ward has the right to claim our attention for a number of reasons. A grand-daughter of Arnold......

Bill Platypus's

Paperbacks I am beginning to feel nostalgic for the quiet days of summer, now that the paperbacks are pouring out for the autumn rush. All I can do is give you a hint of what is......

Bookbuyer's

Bookend My advice to young authors," said a beaming Quentin Bell on receiving the Duff Cooper award for his superb Virginia Woolf," is to get the right aunt." But for those not......