18 NOVEMBER 1980, page 23

Time Tells

Francis King passage of Time Gillian Martin (Heinemann £4.50) The process of getting to know people is often less laborious and painful than that of getting to unknow them and......

B Aughter Of Jerusalem Sara Maitland (blond And Briggs...

(Alien Positions Susan Isaacs Aden Lane £4.95) The Illusionist Giles Gordon (Harvester Press £4.95) Sarah Maitland is a young author who "as tackled the perplexing topic of the......

Arts

Schubert: tune and melody Hans Keller On the surface, Sunday's 150th anniversary of Schubert's death finds the reputation of his mature output in better health than did the......