A reader's guide to the past and present
The present: 'The Surprise of My Life,' by Leon M. Lion; 'The Heart of the Matter,' by Graham Greene; 'More Cricket Prints,' by R.C. Robertson-Glasgow
The past: 'The Life of Thomas Holcroft,' edited by William Hazlitt; 'Lord Jim,' by Joseph Conrad; 'The Diary of a Nobody,' by George and Weedon Grossmith
Speakers: Reginald Beckwith, Dilys Powell, and Alan Melville