11 MAY 1929, page 28

Fiction

Varying Shades VARIOUS shades of colour are represented in these four novels: crude, natural, and pastel. The Golden Fleece opens naturally enough, but is spoiled by the......

Giorgione's Landscapes

Giorgione : A New Study of his Art as a Landscape Painter. By Sir Martin (Bann. 15s.) SLR MARTIN CoNwAV is qiiite precise as to what he essays to tic in this book, and it is no......

As Others See Us

A History of the English People, 1895-1905. By Elie Haldvy. (Henn. 25s.) As ithers see us " is a salutary medicine, nor need we be afraid of the dose administered to us in Dr.......

The Setting Sun

THE " decline " of which Mr. Tilley treats in this scholarly' and conscientious volume covers half the long reign of Louis XIV. It was the period in which Louis took upon......