FIRST FONTANA EDITION. 1978 mass market paperback, Stephen Spender (The Temple). "In these brilliantly written short essays, journals, and memoirs, Stephen Spender unveils the kernel of important events (brutal wars and rebellions), of ideologies and of the `real' messages behind the words of well-known authors. He captures the moods of whole decades of the 20th century and expresses outspokenly his vision on art and the artist." - Luc REYNAERT