3 JANUARY 1941, page 13

A Fair Picture

By G. M. YOUNG W HENEVER I take up a book which purports to give " an account of our ideas and ideals " or to " make plain the spirit in which we stand," the question I always......

A Century Back

By MARY RICHMOND T HE year 1841 would appear at first sight to be the very antithesis of 1941. The early years of the Victorian era have the reputation of being stormy at home......