7 JANUARY 1984, page 23

Zest Of Age

Francis King More Collected Stories V. S. Pritchett (Chatto & Windus £12.50) C oming on V. S. Pritchett's More Collected Stories after his Collected Stories is like coming on A.......

Arts

Companion of Honour John McEwen - 1 - am of mind to go blackberrying which it is a pity to do alone One should always have companions for fruit-picking:- So choose them......