From the sea chest next to his work table Robert Graves has picked out some of the typescripts that have been accumulating there since the publication of his last miscellany in 1985. In this new collection of essays, lectures and articles which range from bullfighting to reincarnation , and from memories of his childhood to further thoughts on his recent translation of The Rubaiyyat of Omar Khayaam, he takes us on a fscinating journey, sometimes introducing us to completely new territories, sometimes making us look at familiar sights with fresh vision.

Foxing and shelf wear. Some grubbiness to boards and fading. Previous owner's name written on the end page.