12 AUGUST 1949, page 18

Bishop Of London

A' DISTINGUISHED divine of the Church of England has told how, many years ago, when he was in doubt whether to be ordained, he went to hear the then Bishop of London preach. The......

The Esculent Root

The History and Social Influence of the Potato. By Redcliffe N. Salaman. (Cambridge University Press. 50s.) IT is not in the least astonishing that Dr. Salaman should have......

Freedom In Europe

Pax Britannica. By F. A. Voigt. (Constable. 25s.) THE essential part of this book, though bearing little relation to its title, consists of a carefully documented account of the......