29 NOVEMBER 1969, page 20

After October

STUART HOOD The Italics are Mine Nina Berberova (Long. mans 85s) Nina Berberova had a maternal grandfather who served as a model for Oblomov. Per- haps it was her inheritance......

Norman Wisdom

C. HUGH LAWRENCE The Norman Achievement David C. Douglas (Eyre and Spotiswoode . 60s) For us the Norman conquest is a domestic event which has left its mark in the place- names......