A collection of obituaries from the Daily Telegraph may seem a sombre subject on which to dwell, but Martin’s review indicates that in fact it is anything but.
Some books are timeless, and it is difficult to imagine that a time will come when the collection of biographical sketches that David reviews this week will seem dated.
To get a book about Australian cricket prior to the Great War past the eyes of Archie Mac without his red pen being used is quite an achievement, but Malcolm Knox seems to have done that at a canter.
Sometimes opening a book that has long been out of print can reveal a veritable treasure trove of information – from David Mutton’s review it seems that this is not one of them.