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Men Of The Century

The Thinking Reed. By Rebecca West. (Mac- millan, 30s.) BETRAYAL plays a big part in tragedy; it is a theme, as Judas is a character, that fascinates. And the more unlikely the......

New Novels

Heroic Qualities Casualties of Peace. By Edna O'Brien. (Cape, 21s.) Such. By Christine Brooke-Rose. (Michael Joseph, 25s.) King of the Two Lands : The Pharaoh Akhen- aten. By......