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Generous Estimates

Puzzles and Epiphanies. By Frank Kermode. (Routledge, Kegan Paul, 25s.) IN a study of his business called The Gay Science, the amiable Victorian critic Dallas, who is now almost......

Horrorshow On Amis Avenue

A Clockwork Orange. By Anthony Burgess. (Heinemann, 16s.) The Blood of the Lamb. By Peter De Vries. (Gollancz, 18s.) Therefore Be Bold. By Herbert Gold. (Deutsch, 18s.) The......