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Curiouser And Curiouser

The White Knight. A Study of C. L. Dodgson (Lewis Carroll). By Alexander L. Taylor. (Oliver and Boyd. 16s.) THIS book is a fresh and learned tribute to the vitality of a......

Artist As Critic

Books in General. By V. S. Pritchett. (Chatto & Windus. 12s. 6d.) MR. PRacuErr is a short-story-writer with a heaven-sent talent for making his characters betray themselves from......

The Music Of Poetry

Selected Poems. By Wallace Stevens. (Faber and Faber. 12s. 6d.) WALLACE STEVENS is the most musical poet of this century. Not only does he write poetry about music, but his......