4 JANUARY 1975, page 16

Eliot Had The Word For It

John Blackwood One mark of recognition of an author's work is the quotation, borrowing or just the plain theft of his words. By this standard T. S. Eliot's work, just ten years......

Talking Of Books

Victorian rake and rebel Benny Green In Hesketh Pearson's urbane and friendly life of Dickens, there comes a startling moment when he is obliged to face up to the daunting......

Bookbuyer's

Bookend As the first university term drew to its close in early December, Bookbuyer was treated to the all-too familiar undergraduate complaints over the high price of books,......