21 OCTOBER 1972, page 18

Old And Gay

J. I. M. Stewart The Life to Come and Other Stories E. M. Forster edited by Oliver Stallybrass (Arnold £2.50) This volume opens with five early stories of only minor interest.......

On The Sentimental Side

Basil Taylor Greuze; 1725 - 1805 Anita Brookner (Elek £7.00) Why — the question is also put in Dr Brookner's first sentence — another book now on this "not very lovable......