28 SEPTEMBER 1974, page 22

Cacophony

Peter Ackroyd Napoleon Symphony Anthony Burgess (Jonathan Cape £3.25) Yes; Mr Burgess is fluent and fanciful and inventive; he is even occasionally fertile. He tells us so......

Bookbuyer's

Bookend Few of the publishers preparing for the annual penance of Frankfurt seem likely to be indulging in much lavish spending at that ineffable Book Fair next month. After a......