21 NOVEMBER 1987, page 43

Old And New Prose From An Old Pro

Francis King MYRA BRECKINRIDGE and MYRON EMPIRE ARMAGEDDON?: ESSAYS 1983-87 by Gore Vidal Deutsch, £12.95, £11.95 and £11.95 I n an introduction to his revised versions of Myra......

Red-faced Men Who Did Well Out Of The War

Max Egremont THE COUNTRYSIDE AT WAR 1914-1918 by Caroline Dakers Constable, £12.95 T he Countryside at War is not an exciting title. It made me think of an entry for one of......