13 MARCH 1982, page 25

Rosings

Elizabeth Jenkins T his is a book full of interest for lovers of Jane Austen. The idea that she lived a cramping and deprived existence has been exploded long since; Lord David......

Mayors

Michael Wharton Mr Mayor: the Office of First Citizen W. P. Johns (Robert Hale £8.50) F ew readers of the Spectator, I should think, are likely to become mayors, ev en Lord......

Books Wanted

BRITISH CIVIL AIRCRAFT 1919-1959 by A. J. Jackson, 'The Brabazon Story' by Lord Brabazon, 'Slide Rule' by Nevil Shute, 'All Over the Place' by Compton Mackenzie, 'Singapore; The......