14 JANUARY 1984, page 21

Hand In Hand

Peter Quennell Three Literary Friendships John Lehmann (Quartet £8.95) O n 27 May 1816, two English poets, one already an exile, the other an exile to be, met almost by chance......

Books

Ce n'est pas le Guerre Eric Christiansen The Return of Martin Guerre Natalie Zemon Davis (Harvard University Press £12.75) I t is a curious story. Martin Guerre was a young......

Castaway

Harriet Waugh The Proprietor Ann Schlee (Macmillan £8.95) A nn Schlee's second novel, The Proprietor, confirms the impression made by Rhine Journey that she is a serious, good......