Roman Mornings
ROMAN MORNINGS. By James Lees-Milne. (Allan Wingate, 17s.) WHEN I saw the title of this book, I immediately thought of Ruskin's Mornings In Florence and the pleasure I derived......
New Novels
NOT least among the horrors of modern war are the 'fearless indictments' of it that come along in the form of fiction. These, it is said, are devoured by the young. Soldiers who......
The Navigator
A GREAT SEAMAN: The Life of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Oliver. By Admiral Sir William James. (Witherby, 18s.) THE subject of this biography was Chief of the Naval Staff for......
Readers Of The Spectator First Encountered The Enigmatic...
he succeeded Janus as the author of 'A Spectator's Note- book.' Now they know him well as the weekly essayist never at a loss either for subject or for words to adorn it. Rupert......
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