Undaunted, he's has dusted himself off, assembled an eleven-piece band and come back to fulfil what he fancifully calls Venus, Cupid, Folly, & Time: 30 Years of the Divine Comedy.

For many critics, Peter Taylor (1917–1994) is a quintessential artisan of the short story; small Taylor masterpieces like "Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time" and "Miss Leonora When Last Seen" can be ...