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Vicious Circle

ELIZABETH WISKEMANN Gomulka: his Poland and his Communism Nicholas Bethell (Longmans 50s) Lord Bethell's book sets out to analyse the phenomenon of Wladyslaw Gomulka, the man......

Mother Tongue

J. 0. URMSON Speech Acts J. R. Searle (cue 45s) In the 'thirties and 'forties philosophers were talking a great deal about language. Wittgenstein was telling us that traditional......

His Nibs

ROBERT BLAKE Isaac D'Israeli James Ogden (ouP 35s) Isaac D'Israeli, a celebrity in his day, is now remembered less in his own right than as the father of a famous son. This......