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No Flies On Tom

Tote MBOYA is one of the shrewdest African politicians in the field; his persistent success in the political tumult of Kenya, despite vigorous enemies at home and abroad, is......

Brendan The Gab

Hold Your Hour, and Have Another. By Brendan Behan. (Hutchinson, 21s.) THE dedication is to Brendan Behan's wife Beatrice (who is also responsible for the illus- trations,......

Man Of Letters

Essays on Literature and Ideas. By John Wain. (Macmillan, 30s.) IF Mr. Wain could only be nastier or more pre- tentious, everyone might be more frightened of him: as it is he......