22 NOVEMBER 1997, page 54

Smiler With A Knife

Byron Rogers YOUNGER BROTHER, YOUNGER SON by Colin Clark HarperCollins, £19.99, pp. 236 T his is an extraordinary book. 'My name is Colin,' I blurted out. 'Col Clark.' It......

Clerihew Corner

Said Dylan Thomas to Stephen Spender, 'Bop, it's high time you went on a bender. Get acquainted with the hard stuff It makes bards tough.' James Michie......

Let's Outface The Music And Dance

Patrick Carnegy THE AESTHETICS OF MUSIC by Roger Scruton Clarendon, f35, pp. 530 L eibniz, as Roger Scruton remarks, made 'a few obscure and interesting remarks' about music.......