Literary Review I DECEMBER 2O02/JANUARY 2003 v £3.30 S7.M

SWORDS OF HONOUR Alexander Waugh o n t he Romance o f Steel

John Bayley o n John Betjeman Daniel Johnson o n Thomas Mann A N Wilson o n John Henry Newman Paul Johnson admires .Waiter Raleigh Aidan Hartley honours Wilfred Thesiger Hazhir Teimourian scolds I bn Battutah Alan Clark's Diaries . Roy Jenkins's Cities T h e Gifted Grenfell The Callous Crisp Who is a Genius? * Who is a Dandy?

Geishas * Bohemians * Cats