6 OCTOBER 1973, page 22

W. H. Auden

1907-1973 Mr Auden wrote to us a few days ago, saying that he would be back in England on October 4. We now know that he has died in Austria, his summer retreat, at the age of......

Crime Compendium

Anthony Shaffer's ingenious Sleuth (Calder and Boyars Playscripts 85p) is dedicated to a number of fictional detectives, including Father Brown and Gideon Fell. They are all......

Bookbuyer's

Bookend It is heartening to hear that the National Book League's valuable library of books about books is soon to get a much-needed boost. It is even more appropriate that the......