16 JANUARY 1988, page 31

A Man For All Seas

Richard 01lard HORATIO NELSON by Tom Pocock Bodley Head, f15 T he period of Nelson's fame can only be the end of time'. The majesty of Sheridan's epitaph still seems both......

An Immortal In Pink Drawers

Peter Conrad SELECTED LETTERS OF RICHARD WAGNER translated and edited by Stewart Spencer and Barry Millington Dent, BO A nyone who loves Wagner's music will be horrified by his......