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The Sea-dog With A Loud Bark

William Waldegrave COCHRANE: THE LIFE AND EXPLOITS OF A FIGHTING CAPTAIN by Robert Harvey Constable, £16.99, pp. 332 F ame, in which he was much interested, has treated Thomas......

Mister Nice Guy

Hugh Massingberd THE MEASURE OF A MAN by Sidney Poitier Simon & Schuster, £16.99, pp. 256 S idney Poitier's handsome face, gentle strength and transparent decency in such films......