20 JUNE 1987, page 26

The Shock Of The Old

Anita Brookner CAPTAIN VINEGAR'S COMMISSION by Philip Glazebrook Collins Harvill, £10.95 ■■••••••• H ere is an adventure on the grand scale, or perhaps it is merely a caper.......

A Nicely Brought-up Young Man

John McEwen INTERIOR LANDSCAPES: A LIFE OF PAUL NASH by James King Weidenfeld & Nicolson, L16.95 T here have been four books on Paul Nash. His own is the best but this latest......