Man Over Forty

Eric Linklater''s command of language and situation, and his gifts for humour and storytelling have seldom been better displayed than in A Man Over Forty, first published in 1963.

Edward Balintore is the archetypal television personality: big, loud, and assertive, given to reactionary sentiments and fits of explosive anger. In a ''depth'' interview before the cameras he is driven to admitting a fea...