2 JULY 1977, page 19

False Dawn .

Adam Fergusson hit by design or chance that a book with such a title arrives jacketed in the colours of London Transport's Jubilee buses? Tom Nairn is much concerned with why......

Down-market

Peter Ackroyd The first half of the dust-jacket summarises Molly I'arkin's novel, the second half describes her life. These two short state- ments come admirably to the point,......