31 MARCH 1979, page 25

Heart Of Darkness

Peter Ackroyd A Lover's Discourse Roland Barthes, translated by Richard Howard (Cape E6.95) La Rochefoucauld penetrated the heart of the mystery : 'Some people would never have......

Baffled Loves

Emma Fisher That Singing Mesh Terence Tiller (Chatto/Hogarth £3.00 paper) Melusine & the Nigredo Simon Lowy (Carcanet £2.00 paper) Life Before Death P.J. Kavanagh......