The Unicorn Author:Iris Murdoch Like most of Iris Murdoch's novels, The Unicorn can be read on several levels. At the very lest it is a dazzling entertainment; it is also a subtle and wide-ranging study of the possibilities of human relationships; and with its mysterious, almost allegorical story of a woman strangely prevented by her past from confronting the real world, it h... more »as the depth and grandeur of some of the greatest English romantic novels.« less