20 MAY 1938, page 26

A Seventeenth-century Fuhrer

Wallenstein : Soldier under Saturn. By Francis Watson. (Chatto and Windus. x5s.) THE appearance of this masterly biography is well-timed. Each day sees a sharpening of the focus......

Christianity And Politics

" I have a most zealous esteem and reverence for the constitution of government ; and I believe it to be so excellently poised that if the least branch of the prerogative be......

A Country Hamper

Without Knowing Mr. Walkley. Personal memories by Edith Olivier. (Faber and Faber. 129. 6d.) WRITING reminiscences is an art all its own. It is not the same as autobiography.......