26 MAY 1990, page 35

Such A Darling, Well-mannered Dodo

Patrick Reade A JOHN VERNEY COLLECTION introduced by Craig Brown The Alastair Press, £7.95, pp. 96 S it John Verney is a man for whom self-depreciation is a part of good manners......

These Many Summers In A Sea Of Glory

Geoffrey Elton THE KING'S CARDINAL: THE RISE AND FALL OF THOMAS WOLSEY by Peter Gwyn Barrie & Jenkins, £20, pp. 666 VIP T his vastly over-inflated book raises far more problems......