28 SEPTEMBER 1985, page 29

A Great Imperial Warrior

Hugh Cecil THE KITCHENER ENIGMA by Trevor Royle Michael Joseph, £15 A fter a course of years every soldier acquires more or less insanity; the result of his moral training,' the......

A Voice From The Past

Francis King HAWKSMOOR by Peter Ackroyd Hamish Hamilton, £8.95 T he epithet 'clever' has tended to become a pejorative among reviewers themselves obtuse. But however great my......